PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guss Griswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kingston might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Public Enemy - Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos. Griswald has chosen I Set My Friends On Fire - Aiden as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kingston
vs
Griswald

180 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Demonic Clothing
Monster MMA

Blueprint Clothing
Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Kingston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guss Griswald!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griswald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingston circles away.
Kingston throws a body kick that misses.
Kingston stuffs the takedown attempt from Griswald. Griswald gets slowly back to his feet.
Griswald is looking to clinch.

Griswald changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kingston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Griswald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Kingston is trying to get back to half guard.
Griswald scoring with punches and elbows.
Kingston throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kingston is looking for a sweep.

Griswald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Griswald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kingston tries to improve position but can't.
Griswald blocks the strikes from Kingston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald scoring with punches and elbows.
Griswald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Griswald wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Griswald working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kingston is not content to let Griswald control the position.
Kingston is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Griswald off and has taken his back!
Kingston has the hooks in. Griswald is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Griswald is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kingston lands strikes to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Griswald as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kingston!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kingston is punishing Griswald with strikes - can he finish him?!
Griswald rolls, trying to escape but Kingston keeps control of the position.
Kingston cracks Griswald with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Griswald from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griswald is trapped and Kingston is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kingston is trying to stick to Griswald's back but Griswald is turning into Kingston. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kingston's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Griswald.
Kingston throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Griswald wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Kingston has his foot on Griswald's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griswald works his way back into a safe position though.
Kingston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griswald!
Kingston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kingston is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griswald looks a forlorn figure.
Griswald in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Griswald tries to hold on but Kingston pushes him away.
Kingston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kingston breaks from Griswald's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Griswald flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Griswald tries to hold on but Kingston pushes him away.
Kingston with a couple of short strikes.
Kingston avoids the attempt from Griswald to control.
Griswald flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kingston avoids the attempt from Griswald to control.
Kingston landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griswald in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kingston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Griswald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Griswald is rocked!
Kingston lands a heavy elbow.
Griswald is still in real trouble! Can Kingston finish him?
Kingston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kingston avoids the attempt from Griswald to control.

Kingston working for a guillotine from mount but Griswald is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kingston dominated that round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Griswald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
Griswald seems to have recovered his senses.
Kingston lands a jab to Griswald's midsection.
Griswald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kingston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griswald in his tracks.
Griswald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to avoid it but Griswald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingston to the ground. Kingston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griswald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Griswald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston thuds his right hand into Griswald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Griswald misses with a wild body shot.
Griswald swinging wilding here.
Griswald closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. Griswald pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eddie Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
Griswald tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Griswald counters with a single leg into guard. Kingston didn't expect that.
Griswald preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Griswald controls the pace.
Griswald is breathing heavily.
Kingston striking off his back but it's not causing Griswald any problems.

Griswald thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kingston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Griswald's guard.
Kingston wants to stand but Griswald is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kingston postures up and lands a big shot to Griswald's brow.
Griswald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kingston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Griswald takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswald throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Eddie Kingston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griswald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Griswald takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kingston creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kingston creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kingston throws a strike aimed at the side of Griswald's head but Griswald avoids it well.
Kingston scores with punches from side control.
Griswald is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Griswald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kingston.

Griswald looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kingston working Griswald over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kingston.
Kingston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Griswald taking some punishment here, with Kingston in his half guard.
Griswald wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kingston lands strikes from half guard.
Kingston is nestled in close to Griswald, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griswald wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy.
Griswald punching from the bottom.
Kingston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kingston throwing shots but Griswald is blocking nicely.
Kingston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griswald defending well though.
Kingston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingston is looking for a kimura but Griswald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kingston to get the leverage.
Griswald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Griswald is trying to control the position but Kingston postures up.

Griswald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kingston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kingston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kingston working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kingston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Griswald had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kingston is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Griswald Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kingston's back instead.
Kingston breaks Griswald's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kingston 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.

Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griswald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griswald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kingston throws a hook but Griswald avoids it easily.
Kingston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kingston throws a looping overhand right but Griswald ducks down to avoid it.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Griswald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Griswald tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Eddie Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griswald shoots for a takedown but Kingston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kingston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griswald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kingston connects with a body shot.
Kingston tests Griswald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griswald shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense.
Eddie Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guss Griswald.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston stuns Griswald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingston.
Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kingston connects with the punch.
Kingston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Kingston.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Griswald has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kingston.

Griswald tries to keep at a distance but Kingston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kingston digs a right hand underneath Griswald's ribcage. Griswald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Griswald takes a shot to the head.

Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Griswald misses with a straight left.
Griswald walks into a left hand.
Griswald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Griswald tries to keep at a distance but Kingston has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kingston.
Griswald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Kingston.

Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Kingston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kingston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griswald can do to turn this around?
Griswald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingston can pounce on him.
Jab by Kingston.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kingston.
Griswald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Kingston shoots in and bounces Griswald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kingston is in close to Griswald's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston trying to control but Griswald is working from the bottom.
Kingston postures up and lands a big shot to Griswald's brow.
Kingston postures up.
Kingston is in close to Griswald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griswald wants to sweep here but Kingston controlling him for the moment.
Griswald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Griswald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Griswald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griswald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingston.
Griswald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Griswald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab.
Griswald throws out a leg kick but Kingston moves out of range and Griswald only half commits.

Griswald shoots in and bounces Kingston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kingston will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kingston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griswald!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kingston clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griswald on the side of the head.
Griswald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Griswald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kingston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kingston connects with the punch.
Kingston throws a right hand that Griswald ducks under and follows up with a left that Griswald also avoids with ease.
Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kingston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griswald doesn't seem bothered though.
Kingston connects with a body shot.
Kingston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingston lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Kingston.
Griswald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griswald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Griswald is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kingston swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald moves forwards but Kingston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kingston. Griswald shrugs it off though.
Griswald tries to clinch there but Kingston circles away.
Kingston throws a right hand that Griswald ducks under and follows up with a left that Griswald also avoids with ease.
Griswald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston works the jab nicely.
Griswald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston scores with a sloppy right hand. Griswald should have avoided that one.
Kingston throws a right and a left that Griswald avoids nicely.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Griswald moves out of range.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss

and Griswald moves into the clinch.

Griswald breaks from the clinch.
Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griswald on the side of the head.
Jab by Kingston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griswald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griswald manages to avoid it.
Kingston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Griswald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eddie Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston throws a combination. Griswald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Griswald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griswald moves away.
Kingston tests Griswald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griswald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griswald moves away from the strike by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Griswald avoids them all with ease.
Griswald throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.

Kingston drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griswald pulls Kingston in close to prevent any damage.
Griswald wants to sweep but no luck.
Kingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kingston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griswald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griswald is trying to keep Kingston in close.
Kingston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griswald looking for a sweep. Not yet Griswald, not yet.
Kingston with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswald thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Griswald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griswald is pulling down on Kingston's head. It's preventing any offense from Kingston, at least for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kingston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Griswald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griswald moves out of range of the body kick from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griswald.
Griswald lands a head shot.
Griswald ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Griswald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Kingston misses its intended target.
Griswald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kingston had his way with Guss Griswald in that round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kingston with a nice cross.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griswald tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Griswald looks to clinch

and Kingston counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griswald's guard now.
Kingston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kingston is working Griswald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Griswald trying to keep a closed guard but Kingston is proving a slippery customer.
Kingston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kingston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston connects with a couple of short punches.

Kingston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kingston wants to control from the top but Griswald keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kingston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Griswald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kingston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kingston is in close to Griswald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griswald manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kingston is looking to get to half guard.
Griswald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kingston's face.

That's two 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 trying to escape the mount.
Griswald unloading with bombs!
Kingston is trying to reverse the position but instead Griswald has taken his back - oops!
Griswald is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Griswald controlling well, preventing Kingston from escaping the position.
Kingston rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.

Griswald is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kingston manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston looking for a sweep. Not yet Kingston, not yet.
Griswald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Griswald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kingston tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Griswald has gone for a leg lock! Kingston slips out almost immediately though and dives into Griswald's guard.
Kingston with a nice head shot there.
Kingston throws a big right hand that misses.
Kingston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kingston advances to half guard.
Kingston trying to control the action but Griswald is working from the bottom.
Kingston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griswald defending well though.
Guss Griswald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Griswald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Griswald tries to get to full guard but Kingston has control of the leg.
Kingston lands with a punch from half guard.
Eddie Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Griswald actively working from the bottom here.
Kingston looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Griswald throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kingston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kingston 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Eddie Kingston!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Eddie Kingston!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Eddie Kingston!

Eddie Kingston wins by unanimous decision!
Eddie Kingston retains his light heavyweight title!