PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

The
vs
Kincaid

191 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid moves out of range as The throws a body kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from The enables Kincaid to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kincaid stands and throws The's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kincaid grinds an elbow into The's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on The's face as Kincaid controls the position.
The is trying to get back to half guard.
The is trying to control Kincaid's posture but Kincaid avoids it.
The sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kincaid working the head and body with strikes.
The trying to control but Kincaid postures up.
The tries to kick Kincaid off but Kincaid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The looking for submissions off his back.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kincaid pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid is taking a breather. The says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kincaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The tries to roll over but Kincaid keeps him under control.

The is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kincaid pulls his head out easily.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kincaid seems content to control.
Kincaid wants to pass the guard but The is defending well.

The looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kincaid is keen to just control but The is a slippery customer.
Kincaid controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kincaid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The tries to roll over but Kincaid keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aidan Kincaid was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Kincaid scores with a takedown into The's guard.
The is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kincaid is one step ahead there.

The has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kincaid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kincaid content to stall in guard here.

Kincaid gets to his feet - The follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The is fending him off so far but Kincaid persists. Nope, The circles away and we're back to standing.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by The.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The throws a head kick but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid shoots for a takedown but The saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The avoids a punch combination nicely.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kincaid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The is not content to let Kincaid control the position.
Kincaid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kincaid looking to control and managing it successfully.
The tries to lock up and control but Kincaid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aidan Kincaid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kincaid circles away from the clinch attempt.
The scores with a head kick.

The forces Kincaid back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aidan Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kincaid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The is trying to control but can't.
Kincaid controlling the pace.
The is not content to let Kincaid control the position.
The tries to roll over but Kincaid keeps him under control.
The is working hard here to advance position.
The wants to get back to full guard but Kincaid has mounted him!
Kincaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The wants to hold on but Kincaid pushes him away.
Kincaid prevents The from getting the reversal.
Kincaid controlling from the full mount.
Kincaid looking to control but The is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Kincaid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kincaid scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid landing strikes from the mount and The is in trouble!
Kincaid with the ground and pound from mount.
Kincaid is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kincaid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kincaid avoids the attempt from The to control.
Kincaid dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The is looking to escape.
The is looking to improve his position but Kincaid isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid with good strikes from the mount here!
Kincaid working the ground and pound effectively.
The is desperately trying to improve his position but Kincaid has a good base and remains in mount.
Kincaid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The looks a forlorn figure.
The in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Kincaid.
Aidan Kincaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
The is squirming around, avoiding Kincaid's attempts to control the action.
The is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid controlling the position easily from mount.
Kincaid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The wants to control but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid landing strikes from the mount.
Kincaid controlling the position easily from mount.
The is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kincaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aidan Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kincaid shoots in and bounces The off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kincaid is one step ahead there.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but The keeps moving.
The looking for a sweep. Not yet The, not yet.

The looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kincaid puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid working over The with some ground and pound. The looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The works his way to full guard. Good work.
The keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kincaid.
Kincaid working some strikes from top position.
The manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kincaid manages to get himself to full guard.
Theis looking to pass into half guard but Kincaid pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kincaid is in guard.

Kincaid got a little sloppy there for a moment and The has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kincaid has managed to get both his arms back between The's legs - danger averted.

Kincaid gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jake The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jake The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kincaid shoots in looking for a takedown. The tries to sprawl out of it but Kincaid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The sprawls well. The wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kincaid gets slowly back to his feet.
Kincaid swats away the attempt to clinch by The.

Kincaid shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kincaid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aidan Kincaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The is looking to improve his position.
The tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kincaid has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid controlling from the full mount.
The is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kincaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The tries to reverse the position but Kincaid maintains control.
Kincaid controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kincaid. What's that going to do exactly?
The manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The wants to improve his position but Kincaid is controlling well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kincaid takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kincaid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kincaid jumps into side control!
The tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Kincaid controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kincaid 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan Kincaid!