PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Todd
vs
Kingston

190 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Todd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Kingston slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Todd tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston connects with a body shot that sends Todd's belly button to the back.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Eddie Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Todd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kingston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Todd wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Kingston fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Todd eats them both and turns towards Kingston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Todd!
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Todd.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingston circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston feints a jab promting Todd to slip. Kingston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Todd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Todd misses with the combination.
Kingston throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Kingston scores with a four punch combination!
Todd misses with the combination.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Todd wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Todd is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd misses with a double jab.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston swinging wildly here.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd throws a right and a left that Kingston avoids nicely.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Kingston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Todd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kingston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Kingston misses with a double jab.
Eddie Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a big head kick but Kingston shrugs it off.
Todd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingston but Kingston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kingston duly obliges.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kingston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Todd tries to bum rush Kingston with a series of wild strikes but Kingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Todd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston swinging wildly here.

Todd rushes Kingston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston working hard to break the clinch.

Kingston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Kingston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd feints a jab promting Kingston to slip. Todd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kingston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Kingston throws a one two combo.
Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a combination. Todd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Todd is defended easily by Kingston.
Kingston tries to bum rush Todd with a series of wild strikes but Todd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Todd.
Todd doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Todd.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kingston as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingston is fending him off so far but Todd persists. Nope, Kingston circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingston throws a right hand that Todd ducks under and follows up with a left that Todd also avoids with ease.
Todd shoots in but no luck this time.
Kingston stuns Todd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Kingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston connects with a right hand. Todd shakes it off.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Kingston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Todd clinches up with Kingston and pushes him back against the cage.
Kingston prevents the takedown attempt.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Todd keeps him there for the moment.

Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Todd.
A head kick misses from Todd.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Todd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Todd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noah Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Todd misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Todd eats them both and turns towards Kingston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Todd throws a series of punches but Kingston avoids them all with ease.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd feints a jab promting Kingston to slip. Todd then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kingston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Todd. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kingston misses with a two punch combination.
Todd avoids a punch combination nicely.

Todd rushes Kingston and presses him up against the cage.

Kingston breaks the clinch.
Kingston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Todd rather than just go for the knockout.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Todd.
Kingston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Todd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kingston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Todd somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Kingston both land. Nice combination.
Kingston misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd is looking to clinch but Kingston is avoiding it.
Kingston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Todds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Kingston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kingston.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston stalks Todd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Todd's face. Todd staggers backwards, shaken.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Todd avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Kingston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd throws a right hand that Kingston ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingston also avoids with ease.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
Todd tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Kingston.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Eddie Kingston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noah Todd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kingston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kingston!