PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 1107 p4p, 1095 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 158 p4p, 153 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sole
vs
Kirk

188 cm
37
186
21 - 13 - 1

185 cm
32
190
21 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirk counters with a series of strikes. Sole will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirk lands with an uppercut that bounces Sole off the cage and back into range.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Sole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole misses the jab.
Kirk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
A jab from Sole misses.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Kirk is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice leg kick from Kirk, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Kirk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sole.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole cracks Kirk with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Sole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirk's head backwards.

Kirk pushes Sole up against the cage in a clinch.

Kirk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kirk jabs at Sole's body.
Kirk moves out of range as Sole strikes.
Sole misses with a hook
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Kirk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirk takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirk moves out of range as Sole strikes.
A big left from Sole misses.
Kirk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirk scrambles back to his feet.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sole has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirk scores with a nice strike.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sole throws out the jab.

Sole cracks Kirk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sole has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kirk to stand back up!

Kirk is rocked!
Sole misses with the combination.
Kirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Sole finish him?
Sole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Kirk seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirk slips a straight right by Sole.
Sole takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kirk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sole misses with a hook
and Kirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kirk.
Sole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sole misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kirk scores with a hook to the body. Sole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirk moves out of range as Sole strikes.
A left lands for Kirk.
Sole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sole throws a looping overhand right but Kirk ducks down to avoid it.
Sole throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole takes one on the button.
Kirk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk slips under a jab from Sole.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Sole misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.
Sole misses with an uppercut. Kirk saw that one coming.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole takes one to the chin there.
Kirk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Sole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kirk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sole takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kirk slips a jab from Sole.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirk slips a jab from Sole.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirk.
Kirk lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
Sole misses with an uppercut
and Kirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirk.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk throws a body shot but no joy.
James Kirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kirk slips the punch.
Sole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kirk.
Sole misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Sole misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kirk cracks Sole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Kirk.
Sole misses with a wild combination.
Kirk throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk connects with a right hand. Sole shakes it off.
Sole 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.
Sole misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Sole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Kirk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Sole swings widly with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Kirk.
Sole misses the jab.
Sole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirk finds it's way round the side to connect with Sole's head.
Kirk scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kirk scores with a shot to the body.
Sole misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donk. Kirk catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Sole throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Sole throws a series of punches but Kirk moves out of range.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirk.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Kirk tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Sole backing away here, and Kirk unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Sole throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Kirk moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sole.

Kirk breaks the clinch.
Kirk pushes Sole away with a front kick.
Kirk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kirk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kirk to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirk misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Sole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirk. Kirk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sole is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirk tries a quick counter leg kick but Sole is wise to it.

Kirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk pushes Sole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Kirk lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk is leaning against Sole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Kirk lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Kirk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.
Kirk throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirk scores with a hook to the body.
Kirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sole takes a shot to the head.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Sole misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Kirk.
Kirk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirk cracks Sole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Sole misses.
Kirk lands an overhand right.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Sole.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.
Kirk missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Kirk appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk slips a straight right by Sole.
Nice body punch from Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole misses with a looping right.
Kirk slips a straight right by Sole.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole misses with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk with a hook.
Kirk slips under a jab from Sole.
Kirk scores with a jab to the jaw.

Kirk takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirk.
A right handed body shot lands from Kirk.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Kirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Kirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kirk breaks from the clinch.
Kirk defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Sole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sole. That did some damage!
Kirk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kirk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirk raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sole misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kirk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirk is just out of range.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Sole avoids it with no problem.
Sole misses with an uppercut
and Kirk counters with a good low kick that Sole was not able to check.
Kirk scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirk.
Kirk cracks Sole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kirk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kirk moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kirk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kirk scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Sole misses.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole throws a hook but Kirk avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Kirk counters with a left to the body.
Sole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirk scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James Kirk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sole thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kirk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sole, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirk lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Kirk.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirk.
Kirk takes a shot to the head.
Kirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Sole is rocked!
Kirk lands an uppercut.
Oh Sole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sole lands an uppercut.
Sole misses with a punch on the inside.
Sole seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Sole misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Kirk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirk 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!
A relieved looking James Kirk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.