PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Kingsley (ranked 2864 p4p, 3003 weight class) and Maxwell Redmond (ranked 348 p4p, 357 weight class). Kingsley comes to the cage accompanied by Where the Streets Have No Name - U2. Maxwell Redmond will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kingsley
vs
Redmond

190 cm
25
165
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
168
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Primal
Island clothing lite

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Redmond!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redmond lands with a nice body punch.
Kingsley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Redmond throws a jab when Kingsley was well out of range.
Kingsley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kingsley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Redmond is not content to let Kingsley control the position.

Kingsley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kingsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Redmond keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingsley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Redmond is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kingsley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Redmond is surviving well by controlling Kingsley's body position as best he can.

Kingsley looking to secure an arm triangle but Redmond defends it well.
Kingsley fails to move to back control.
Redmond tries to reverse the position but Kingsley maintains control.
Kingsley wants to take Redmond's back here but Redmond is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kingsley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kingsley tries to control but Redmond wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley prevents Redmond from getting the reversal.
Kingsley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Redmond is looking to escape.
Redmond wants to hold on but Kingsley pushes him away.
Kingsley seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Redmond is holding on tight.
Kingsley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Kingsley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kingsley controlling the pace for now.
Kingsley pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Kingsley wants to finish this one by submission but Redmond is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kingsley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingsley wants to finish this one by submission but Redmond is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kingsley.

Kingsley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Redmond can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Redmond is trying desperately to improve position.
Kingsley wants to control the pace but Redmond is squirming around nicely.

Kingsley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Kingsley looking for a guillotine from mount but Redmond is having none of it.
Kingsley avoids the attempt from Redmond to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kingsley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kingsley controlling from the full mount.
Kingsley avoids the attempt from Redmond to control.
Redmond can't escape the position.
Redmond looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Kingsley working for a choke but Redmond is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redmond breaks Kingsley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Kingsley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kingsley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Ben Kingsley has been cut.
Redmond throws a lazy uppercut

and Kingsley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Redmond's guard.

Redmond looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kingsley has picked Redmond up and slammed him! Redmond can't keep hold of the triangle and Kingsley manages to pass to side control!

Kingsley is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Redmond looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kingsley gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Redmond is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kingsley lets go of the hold and Redmond can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Kingsley!
Ben Kingsley very nearly forgot to thank Island clothing lite amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.