PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Elo's choice of entrance music: Lordi. Tero Elo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kingsley
vs
Elo

189 cm
30
222 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

187 cm
32
210 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Elo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kingsley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been hearing reports that Kingsley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Elo is looking to control Kingsley's arms but Kingsley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elo has his back to the cage.
Elo is working for takedown but Kingsley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elo has Kingsley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kingsley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James Kingsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Elo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Elo up against the cage.
Elo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kingsley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kingsley stalling.
Kingsley lands a hook that snaps the head of Elo backwards.
Elo stalling.
Kingsley blocks the elbow strike.
Kingsley stalling the fight.
Kingsley effectively controlling the action here.
Kingsley is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo is trying to pull guard but Kingsley has him pressed against the cage.
Elo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Elo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kingsley to keep the fight standing.
Kingsley taking a breather.
Kingsley has Elo pressed against the cage, preventing Elo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

Elo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kingsley's half guard.
Kingsley wants to improve his position but Elo is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo is keen to just control but Kingsley is a slippery customer.
Kingsley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Elo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kingsley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Elo trying to work for an americana but Kingsley has managed to regain full guard.

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.
Elo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kingsley keeping full guard, as Elo tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elo tries to clinch there but Kingsley circles away.
Kingsley connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingsley misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Kingsley as Elo shoots in.
Elo goes for a double leg but Kingsley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kingsley continues to drive forward.
Elo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kingsley pinned against the cage. Kingsley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kingsley moves out of range of the leg kick from Elo.
Elo moves to clinch but Kingsley breaks away
and Kingsley counters with a straight right hand.
Elo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Elo has his takedown stuffed
and Kingsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingsley takes a swing at Elo's ribcage but misses.
Kingsley cracks Elo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elo darts in looking for a takedown but Kingsley gets double underhooks and turns Elo into the cage.
Kingsley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tero Elo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elo has his takedown stuffed
letting Kingsley counter with a right hand.
James Kingsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Elo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kingsley. Beautiful body shot.
Elo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kingsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Elo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kingsley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elo can do to turn this around?
Kingsley has a hand on Elo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Elo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Elo is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Elo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kingsley is on top in guard.
Elo controls Kingsley momentarily but Kingsley frees himself.
Elo wants to stand up but Kingsley is controlling him.
Kingsley trying to control the position from guard on top but Elo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley slips nicely into half guard.
Elo is trying to stand.
Elo tries to get to full guard but Kingsley has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kingsley in particular looking to stall.
Elo wants to get back to full guard.
Kingsley is thwarting Elo's attempts to control the position.

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.
Elo is looking for a sweep. Kingsley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kingsley trying to mount his opponent but Elo defends it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Elo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingsley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingsley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James Kingsley is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elo swinging wildly here.
Elo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingsley misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kingsley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kingsley throws a body punch but Elo moves out of range.
Tero Elo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingsley.
Elo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elo throws a lazy body kick
and Kingsley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elo slips a jab from Kingsley.
Elo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingsley is just out of range.
Elo tries for a takedown but Kingsley circles away easily
and Kingsley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley moves out of range of the body kick.

Elo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kingsley's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingsley is defending against the submission attempts here by Elo.
Elo is trying to control. Kingsley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Elo is looking to advance position but Kingsley won't allow it.
Elo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two 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.
Elo controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kingsley wants to improve his position but Elo is controlling well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Elo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kingsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kingsley swings for the body but Elo moves out of range.

Elo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kingsley is not content to let Elo control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Elo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley being controlled for a moment.
Kingsley prevents Elo from moving into mount.

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.

Elo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kingsley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Elo decides to stand back up.
Elo has his takedown stuffed
and Kingsley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James Kingsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Elo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elo shoots and misses
and Kingsley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tero Elo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tero Elo.
I think Kingsley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kingsley!
A very excited looking James Kingsley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Tero Elo spoke after the fight, saying 'I felt great...but was not enough...sorry to let everyone dow...i feel like sh..t...i will get back to the gym train hard and finish my contract with honour'.