PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Cervantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kirby
vs
Cervantes

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raul Cervantes!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cervantes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cervantes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cervantes throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Joe Kirby has been cut.
Kirby looks for a takedown but Cervantes sprawls well.
Kirby tries to land a leg kick but Cervantes saw it coming and moves away.
Kirby shoots in but no luck this time.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Cervantes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cervantes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervantes misses with a straight right.
Kirby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cervantes is fending him off so far but Kirby persists. Nope, Cervantes circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cervantes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cervantes wants it to stay on the feet.
Cervantes throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cervantes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirby in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby shoots in for a takedown but Cervantes shows good takedown defense.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Cervantes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cervantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Joe Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Raul Cervantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cervantes.
Cervantes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervantes lands with a nice body punch.
Kirby walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervantes connects with a looping right hand.

Joe Kirby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cervantes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cervantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirby slips under a jab from Cervantes.
Kirby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cervantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cervantes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kirby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cervantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Cervantes - just one landing.

Jeez, Joe Kirby's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cervantes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kirby's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cervantes throws out the jab.
A combination from Cervantes does no damage.
Cervantes looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Cervantes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cervantes throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Cervantes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kirby's hands.
Kirby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cervantes swivels and escapes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cervantes.
Raul Cervantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cervantes lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Cervantes.
Cervantes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby fails with a takedown attempt.
Cervantes misses with a hook.
Cervantes lands a two punch combo.
Kirby dodges the punch combination from Cervantes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cervantes.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Cervantes circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kirby. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kirby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cervantes with a jab.
Cervantes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cervantes just misses with a punch to the body.
Cervantes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A big left from Cervantes misses.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cervantes throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cervantes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cervantes throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cervantes swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kirby slips a straight right by Cervantes.
Cervantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cervantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Cervantes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cervantes wants it to stay on the feet.
Cervantes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cervantes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kirby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervantes.
Cervantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cervantes throws out the jab.
Kirby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cervantes looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.
Cervantes misses with an uppercut.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervantes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kirby gets a clinch.

Cervantes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby throws a head kick but Cervantes moves out of range.
Cervantes scores with the left hand. Kirby knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Cervantes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Kirby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cervantes throws a one two combo.
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervantes.

Cervantes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirby throws a big right hand that misses.

Cervantes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cervantes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirby defending well as Cervantes loads up on a big left hand.
Cervantes throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Kirby fails with a takedown attempt.
Cervantes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kirby's head.
Kirby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cervantes loads up on a big right hand but Kirby slips the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervantes lands a right hook to the body.
Cervantes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirby on the side of the head.
Cervantes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kirby.
Kirby dives in and grabs Cervantes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cervantes pushes down on Kirby's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirby shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cervantes!
Cervantes misses with a body punch

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

Kirby decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kirby slips under a jab.
Kirby thuds a left hand into Cervantes's body.
Kirby defending well as Cervantes loads up on a big left hand.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joe Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby misses with a takedown attempt - Cervantes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Cervantes misses.
Cervantes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cervantes!
Cervantes throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.

Kirby has closed the distance and engaged Cervantes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cervantes is stalling here.
Cervantes is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Cervantes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cervantes is keeping busy.

Cervantes breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes with a hook.
Cervantes throws a one two combo.
Cervantes misses with a wild combination.

Kirby shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cervantes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kirby won't allow Cervantes to sweep him here.
Kirby trying to control but Cervantes is working from the bottom.

Cervantes pushes Kirby off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kirby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cervantes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervantes tries to bum rush Kirby with a series of wild strikes but Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cervantes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cervantes digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
Cervantes scores with a jab.

Kirby moves into the clinch.

Cervantes breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kirby.
Kirby fails with a takedown attempt.
Cervantes lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cervantes throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Kirby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Kirby's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Kirby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Cervantes misses.
Cervantes throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Cervantes misses with a combination

and Kirby counters with a shoot takedown. Cervantes fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirby content to stall in guard here.
Cervantes looking for a sweep. Not yet Cervantes, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cervantes wants to stand and escape but Kirby is having none of it.
Cervantes keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cervantes is keeping the position for now.
Cervantes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirby is one step ahead there.
Kirby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cervantes misses with a series of wild punches.
Cervantes misses with an uppercut.
Cervantes lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kirby shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cervantes is trying to stand back up but Kirby is controlling him

Kirby decides to stand up.
Cervantes catches Kirby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cervantes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirby on the side of the head.
Raul Cervantes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cervantes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kirby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cervantes is looking to improve his position.
Kirby wants to control but Cervantes is keeping him busy.
Kirby is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cervantes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kirby stops Cervantes from getting back to his feet.
Kirby is thwarting Cervantes's attempts to control the position.
Cervantes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cervantes is not content to let Kirby control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cervantes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A combination from Cervantes does no damage.
Kirby fails to land the takedown.
A cross from Cervantes lands.
Cervantes throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Cervantes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kirby.
Kirby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cervantes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirby somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Kirby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cervantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Cervantes throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Kirby shoots in but no luck this time.
Kirby has a takedown stuffed.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!