PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leach has chosen Wiki - Wikispeaks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Leach will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kingsley
vs
Leach

183 cm
27
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
36
195 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley wants to slow Leach down by chopping away at his legs.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
Kyle Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kingsley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kingsley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kingsley tries to throw a body punch but Leach avoids it by throwing Kingsley back against the cage.
Leach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach gets through Kingsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kingsley lands a knee to the head.
Leach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leach.
Kingsley can't find room to land a body shot as Leach controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kingsley obliges.
Leach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leach struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingsley controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Leach.
Leach trying to land knees to the body.
Kingsley pushes Leach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leach misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingsley.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kingsley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leach.
Leach blocks an uppercut.
Leach has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kingsley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Leach can turn it around.

Leach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingsley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kingsley connects with a jab.
Jab from Kingsley.
A clash of legs there as Leach blocks the low kick.
Leach scores with a one two! Kingsley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kingsley.

It looks like Matt Leach has been cut.
Leach ducks under a wild hook from Kingsley.
Leach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingsley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leachs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyle Kingsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leach throws a right hand that Kingsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingsley also avoids with ease.
Kingsley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Leach goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kingsley tries to work over Leach's front leg with a kick but Leach checks it.
Leach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingsley.
Kingsley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leach is able to avoid easily.
Leach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach works over Kingsley's head and body with a nice combination.
Leach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Leach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingsley seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kingsley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Kingsley misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingsley.

Kingsley clinches up with Leach and pushes him back against the cage.
Leach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingsley misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Leach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingsley misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingsley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kingsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leach blocks a body shot from Kingsley.
Kingsley lands a nice uppercut.
Leach cracks Kingsley with a nice body shot.
Kingsley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingsley letting Leach take a breather here.
Leach misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Leach.
Kingsley pushes Leach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Leach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingsley.
Kingsley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kingsley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Leach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick from Kingsley misses.
Leach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingsley lands a nice looking body kick.
Leach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kingsley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leach scrambles back to his feet.
Leach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kingsley throws a big shot that misses.
Leach throws a counter combo.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Kingsley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingsley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingsley.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
Kingsley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kingsley missing with a left hand there. Leach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
Kingsley tries to land a leg kick but Leach saw it coming and moves away.
Matt Leach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kingsley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Leach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kingsley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leach can do to turn this around?
Left hook, right uppercut from Leach.
Leach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingsley. Leach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leach throws a combination that misses
and Kingsley counters with a nice uppercut.
Kingsley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Leach's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leach drops his hands momentarily and Kingsley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Leach lands a high kick!
Kingsley throws a low kick but Leach avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leach throws a counter combo.
Kyle Kingsley is winning the standup battle so far.
Kingsley misses with a left hand
and Leach counters with a one-two to the body.
Kingsley feints and then cracks Leach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leach down.
Some wild striking there from Leach.
Leach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingsley.
Leach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kingsley throws a front kick aimed at Leach's knee but Leach avoids it well.
Kingsley misses with a straight right.
As Kingsley backs off Leach throws a huge counter combo but Kingsley manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingsley misses the target.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kingsley throws a chopping leg kick but Leach manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kingsley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leach walks into a straight right hand from Kingsley.
Kingsley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leach just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKingsley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kingsley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Leach's cut.
That's time! Kingsley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kingsley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingsley.
Kingsley slips a jab and a cross from Leach.
A counter left hand to the body from Kingsley misses its target.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kingsley is looking to clinch.
Leach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingsley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kingsley misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley wants to land a leg kick but Leach is out of range.
Kingsley swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingsley.
Kingsley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Kingsley is predictable there
and Leach counters with a series of strikes. Kingsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kingsley looks to land a body kick but Leach moved away.
Leach unleashes a big counter combination but Kingsley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Kingsley misses
and Leach counters with a series of strikes. Kingsley will be more careful next time no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Kingsley misses.

Kingsley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leach, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach looking to stall.
Leach misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingsley.
Leach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leach breaks from the clinch.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingsley.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
Kingsley throws the left hand but Leach avoids the punch easily.
Kingsley tries a low kick but Leach avoids it.
Good work by Leach as he checks the leg kick.
Kingsley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leach.
Leach unleashes a big counter combination but Kingsley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kingsley is looking to clinch.
Leach is looking for the big counter here.
Matt Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingsley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kingsley backs up against the cage.
Leach blocks a low kick nicely.
Kingsley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingsley.
Kingsley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingsley darts in trying to clinch
and Leach counters with a three punch combo that has Kingsley backing up. Kingsley nods at Leach to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley tried to score with a low kick but Leach checks it.
Leach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingsley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingsley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leach throws a counter combo.
Kingsley misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingsley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Kingsley.
Well Kingsley 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kingsley!