PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kinlaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinlaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Numb-Linkin Park. Ross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MVP-Ludacris kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Justin Kinlaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Ross's chin.

Kinlaw
vs
Ross

180 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Kinlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ross!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kinlaw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ross is looking for a sweep.
Kinlaw staying calm.
Ross throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ross is looking for a sweep.
Ross is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ross throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ross.
Kinlaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross looks gassed!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ross misses with the head strike.
Kinlaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kinlaw blocking some punches.
Ross blocking some punches.
Ross stalling in the clinch but Kinlaw improves position.
Ross lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinlaw working aggressively here.
Kinlaw misses with some punches.

Kinlaw is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ross is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kinlaw to the mat. Kinlaw regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross tries to stand but Kinlaw is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a strike but Kinlaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kinlaw passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ross being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is looking to regain half guard here but Kinlaw keeps moving and retains side control.
Ross trying to control but Kinlaw flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Ross looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Kinlaw keeps control of the position easily here as Ross tries to buck him off.
Kinlaw has the hooks in. Ross is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ross manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kinlaw's guard. Nice work there by Ross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ross content to stall in guard here.
Ross wants to stand but Kinlaw has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Ross gets to his feet - Kinlaw follows without any prompting.

Kinlaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ross manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ross controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Kinlaw dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ross closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kinlaw is trying to improve his position.
Ross trying to control the action but Kinlaw is working from the bottom.

Ross decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kinlaw to his feet.
Ross tries for a takedown but Kinlaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kinlaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ross tries to clinch but Kinlaw is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ross is breathing heavily.
Ross tries to clinch there but Kinlaw circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinlaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ross being controlled for a moment.
Ross is looking for a sweep.
Kinlaw working away.
Ross is trying to buck Kinlaw off.
Ross is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ross is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kinlaw asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Kinlaw on that attempt.
Ross wants to clinch.
Ross tries to clinch there but Kinlaw circles away.

Ross looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ronnie Ross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ross wants to stand up but Kinlaw has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ross stalling away here and it's allowed Kinlaw to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kinlaw is proving hard to escape from.
Kinlaw pulls Ross in to control the position.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ross slips nicely into half guard.
Ross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ross is pressing down on Kinlaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kinlaw is holding on for now.
Ross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinlaw is looking to control Ross's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kinlaw avoid being mounted?
Ross wants to stand up but Kinlaw is controlling the position.
Ross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kinlaw trying to hold on to Ross's head to control him but Ross postures up.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ross scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kinlaw with a poor takedown

and Ross counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kinlaw won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kinlaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinlaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kinlaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ross gets the takedown into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
A lull in the action here.
Ross wants to stand but Kinlaw is controlling his arm.
Ross throws a strike aimed at the side of Kinlaw's head but Kinlaw avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Kinlaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross wants to take a breather but Kinlaw manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinlaw controlling the position.

Kinlaw pushes Ross off and scrambles back to his feet.

Kinlaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kinlaw passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ross tries to improve his position but instead Kinlaw has taken his back!
Ross controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinlaw has the hooks in. Ross is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ross rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kinlaw stops Ross from getting back to his feet.
Ross is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ross is trying to stand back up but Kinlaw is controlling him
Kinlaw with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ross is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross pushes Kinlaw off looking to stand but Kinlaw dives back in and keeps control.
Ross tries to roll over but Kinlaw keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kinlaw shoots in but no luck this time.

Ross shoots in and bounces Kinlaw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ross tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinlaw is retaining full guard.
Ross would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ross tries to free his leg and advance position but Kinlaw is retaining full guard.
Ross wanted to stand there but Kinlaw had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinlaw has his hands on Ross's head, controlling the position.

Ross gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ross doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinlaw circles away.
Kinlaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Kinlaw tries for a takedown but Ross circles away easily

and Ross counters by moving into the clinch.
Ross lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Kinlaw won't allow it.
Ross lands a nice knee to the body.
Kinlaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kinlaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinlaw is pressed up against the cage. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kinlaw down to the mat. Kinlaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kinlaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ross swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Kinlaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ross clinches up with Kinlaw and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ross 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Ross!