PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yogi Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yogi Bear has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bear
vs
Kingston

171 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
21
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TKO Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yogi Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston tries to bum rush Bear with a series of wild strikes but Bear uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bear darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Bear catches Kingston right on the button with a cross.
Kingston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kingston swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kingston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcus Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Kingston tries to get set, Bear tries to push him back and clinch up but Kingston manages to avoid the attempt.
Kingston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Bear avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Bear misses the target.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Bear is looking to counter punch.
Kingston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Kingston being controlled against the ropes.
Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bear breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston feints a jab promting Bear to slip. Kingston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bear slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kingston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a body punch
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kingston throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Kingston throws a right and a left that Bear avoids nicely.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Bear.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Kingston slips under a jab.
Kingston misses with a right hand
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bear moves into the clinch.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Kingston avoids it by throwing Bear back against the ropes.
Bear misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear has Kingston pressed against the ropes.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bear scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.

Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bear on the side of the head.
Bear feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kingstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Kingston misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Bear lands a slapping body shot.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Kingston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bear.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston scores with a jab. Bear acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Kingston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Kingston.
Marcus Kingston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Kingston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.

Kingston is rocked!
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston moves out of range of the strikes.
Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Bear lands with a cross.
Kingston is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Bear dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Kingston seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston throws the left hand but Bear avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kingston scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Kingston is breathing heavily.
Kingston slips a straight right by Bear.
Kingston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kingston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bear.
Kingston feints a jab promting Bear to slip. Kingston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bear slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bear dips to his left and cracks Kingston with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston misses with a hook
and Bear counters with a straight that turns Kingston's legs to rubber! Bear pushes forward with more strikes and Kingston goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yogi Bear!