PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhashaun Kinkead (ranked 2524 p4p, 2517 weight class) and Randy No Neck (ranked 325 p4p, 324 weight class). Randy No Neck has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kinkead
vs
No Neck

184 cm
19
174
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
174
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhashaun Kinkead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy No Neck!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Neck lands a body shot.
No Neck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kinkead moves away.
No Neck slips a jab from Kinkead.
No Neck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No Neck throws an overhand right that lands on Kinkead's shoulder, as Kinkead tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kinkead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kinkead lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Randy No Neck has been cut.
Kinkead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Kinkead.
Kinkead misses with a hook. No Neck ducked under it nicely.
Kinkead throws a shot from downtown. No Neck moves away and avoids it.
No Neck tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead misses the shot to the body.
Kinkead ducks under a wild hook from No Neck.
A big right from Kinkead misses.
Kinkead definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kinkead takes a swing at No Neck's ribcage but misses.
No Neck scores with a jab. Kinkead acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kinkead swings for the body but No Neck moves out of range.
No Neck has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No Neck scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead throws a hook but No Neck avoids it easily.
No Neck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkead manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kinkead on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No Neck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from No Neck.
No Neck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No Neck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinkead lands a jab.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinkead throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No Neck lands a nice hook to Kinkead's body. Kinkead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kinkead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No Neck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kinkead.
No Neck misses the shot to the body.
Kinkead throws a lazy right hand but No Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinkead sets himself, and No Neck steps forward looking for the clinch! Kinkead avoids it this time.
No Neck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinkead.
No Neck wants to counter with a clinch but Kinkead pushes him away.
Kinkead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No Neck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No Neck throws a jab when Kinkead was well out of range.
Kinkead misses with a lunging right hand

and No Neck counters by clinching up.
No Neck misses with a punch on the inside.
No Neck misses with a punch on the inside.

Kinkead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinkead takes one on the button.

It looks like Rhashaun Kinkead has been cut.
Kinkead scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinkead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randy No Neck will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No Neck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinkead misses with a right hand

and No Neck counters by clinching up.
Kinkead tries to throw a body punch but No Neck avoids it by throwing Kinkead back against the cage.

No Neck breaks from the clinch.
No Neck misses with a two punch combination.
Kinkead swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and No Neck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kinkead missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Neck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randy No Neck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No Neck misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kinkead. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kinkead.
No Neck slips under a jab.
Kinkead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from No Neck.
Kinkead lands a really nice looking cross but No Neck seems unphased.
Kinkead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kinkead looks to land a left hand but No Neck moved out of range nicely.
No Neck lands a jab.
No Neck moves away from the strike by Kinkead.
No Neck misses with a body shot.
Kinkead is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Neck on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That has opened up Randy No Neck's cut even more.
No Neck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No Neck slips under a jab from Kinkead.
No Neck throws a shot to the body.
No Neck misses with a wild body shot.
No Neck blocks a jab.
No Neck tries to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kinkead rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinkead throws out a loose jab but No Neck uses good head movement to avoid it.
No Neck with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Neck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kinkead.
Kinkead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kinkead slips a straight right by No Neck.
No Neck bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kinkead's head backwards.
Kinkead throws a looping overhand right but No Neck ducks down to avoid it.
No Neck wants to counter with a clinch but Kinkead pushes him away.
Kinkead misses with an uppercut. No Neck saw that one coming.
Kinkead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by No Neck.
Kinkead throws a body punch but No Neck moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Neck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkead manages to avoid it.
Kinkead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinkead lands a head shot.
No Neck jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kinkead misses with a straight right.
No Neck connects with a body shot.
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!
A big left from No Neck misses.
Kinkead missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No Neck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randy No Neck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kinkead defending well as No Neck loads up on a big left hand.
Rhashaun Kinkead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from No Neck. Kinkead does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinkead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from No Neck.
No Neck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No Neck slips under a jab.
No Neck wants to counter the offense by Kinkead and move into the clinch position.
Kinkead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No Neck blocks a jab.
No Neck tries to counter by closing the distance.
No Neck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kinkead throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No Neck connects with a nice looking jab.
No Neck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kinkead throws a hook but No Neck blocks it.
Kinkead throws a looping overhand right but No Neck ducks down to avoid it.
No Neck scores with a body shot.
No Neck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinkead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No Neck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No Neck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kinkead.
Randy No Neck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Neck scores with a hook to the body. Kinkead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kinkead missing with a left hand there. No Neck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No Neck cracks Kinkead with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kinkead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and No Neck counters by moving into the clinch.
No Neck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kinkead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No Neck takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Kinkead misses.
Kinkead looks to throw the jab but No Neck is out of range.
No Neck tries to counter with a clinch but Kinkead shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling No Neck to score with a decent uppercut.
Kinkead throws a lazy right hand but No Neck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinkead misses with an uppercut. No Neck saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Kinkead.
Kinkead sets himself, and No Neck steps forward looking for the clinch! Kinkead avoids it this time.
Kinkead throws a hook to the side of No Neck's head but No Neck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kinkead walks into a straight right hand from No Neck.
Kinkead throws a right hand that misses

and No Neck moves into the clinch.

Kinkead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead throws a big shot that misses.
Kinkead scores with a jab to the head.
Kinkead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No Neck lands a right hook to the body.
Kinkead throws an off balance right hand
and No Neck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Neck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Kinkead.
Kinkead sets himself, and No Neck steps forward looking for the clinch! Kinkead avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy No Neck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well No Neck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy No Neck! Randy No Neck retains his welterweight title!