PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Ward is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kirk
vs
Ward

190 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

185 cm
18
249 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Ward!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ward's waist but Ward gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirk off to one side.
Ward throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Kirk with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Ward which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward misses with a hook. Kirk ducked under it nicely.
Kirk has a takedown stuffed.

Kirk drives through and clinches with Ward against the cage.

Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ward scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ward misses with a straight right.
Ward lands a jab-cross combination.

Kirk has managed to clinch.
Ward should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Kirk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kirk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ward is looking to stand up but Kirk won't let him.

Kirk wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to clinch

and Kirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kirk pulls Ward into guard.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kirk is on top in guard.
Kirk lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ward is working an open guard so Kirk takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Kirk moves away and avoids it.

Kirk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kirk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kirk controlling from mount.
Ward really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kirk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ward?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward is in a horrible position here. Kirk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ward is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirk stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Ward getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Kirk instigates a clinch.
Kirk avoiding damage.
Kirk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward jabs at Kirk's body.
Ward fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Kirk closes the distance and clinches.
Ward misses with a body punch.

Kirk breaks the clinch.
Kirk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Ward lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirk doesn't seem phased though.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Ward lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ward cracks Kirk with an open hand slap.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward lands a nice hook to Kirk's body. Kirk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ward gets tackled into the cage by Kirk. Kirk maintains the clinch.
Kirk can't get the takedown.

Kirk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ward uses from the top position.

Ward decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kirk, up you get!
Kirk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ward finds it's way round the side to connect with Kirk's head.
Ward throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Kirk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kirk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirk is standing up over Ward. Ward looks to escape but Kirk dives into side control.
Kirk prevents Ward from escaping the position.

Kirk stands up and beckons Ward to his feet.
Ward checks a leg kick.
Ward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
A jab lands there for Ward.
Ward scores with a jab. Kirk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ward is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kirk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Kirk pushes Ward up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kirk ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kirk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kirk pulls Ward in close to his closed guard and prevents Ward from doing any damage or advancing position.

Kirk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ward can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward wants to stand but Kirk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kirk has control of Ward's left arm, preventing Ward from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward wants to stand but Kirk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kirk pulls Ward in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
That's time! Kirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kirk fails with a takedown attempt.
Ward connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ward tries to circle away but Kirk has him pinned against the cage.

Kirk pulls guard successfully.
Ward must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ward wants to get up but he can't break Kirk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Ward wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kirk's closed guard. He's half up but Kirk has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kirk pivots and extends the arm, Ward falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kirk! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Kirk!