PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czar Kilbride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach vanEsselstyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying vanEsselstyn's choice of entrance music: Day and Night. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kilbride
vs
vanEsselstyn

195 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Czar Kilbride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zach vanEsselstyn!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilbride sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks vanEsselstyn to the ground! Kilbride dives into full mount looking to finish!

vanEsselstyn is rocked!

It looks like Zach vanEsselstyn has been cut.
Kilbride with a couple of short strikes.
vanEsselstyn is still in real trouble! Can Kilbride finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilbride throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kilbride throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
vanEsselstyn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kilbride.
Kilbride sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
vanEsselstyn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kilbride.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if vanEsselstyn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kilbride misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kilbride thowing shots but they're missing.
Kilbride thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
vanEsselstyn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kilbride tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Kilbride there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kilbride thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Kilbride there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kilbride thowing shots but they're missing.
vanEsselstyn seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilbride landing strikes from the mount and vanEsselstyn is in trouble!

The cut above Zach vanEsselstyn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zach vanEsselstyn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Czar Kilbride!