PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Genovese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Van Kirkland
vs
Genovese

180 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Bloodsport Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Genovese!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland slips a jab from Genovese.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Genovese. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Genovese.
Genovese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genovese was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Genovese shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Genovese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Genovese misses with an uppercut. Van Kirkland saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Genovese.
Van Kirkland misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Genovese on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Kirkland. That's going to slow Genovese down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Genovese at a distance.
Genovese on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Genovese looks gassed!
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Van Kirkland.
Genovese's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genovese on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Genovese's front leg but catches the back leg as Genovese tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Genovese's front leg but catches the back leg as Genovese tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genovese doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Genovese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Kirkland - the referee stops the clock and Genovese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Kirkland. Genovese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Genovese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Genovese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genovese's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Genovese takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Vito Genovese has been cut.
Good leg kick by Van Kirkland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Kirkland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Kirkland thumps Genovese with a low kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
Genovese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Van Kirkland.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Genovese shoots for a takedown but Van Kirkland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Genovese.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
Van Kirkland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects with a single shot there.
Genovese takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Genovese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Genovese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland obviously looking to wear him down.
Genovese avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genovese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Genovese walks into a left hand.
Van Kirkland cracks the inside of Genovese's front leg.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Genovese down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vito Genovese's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The crowd cheers as Van Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Genovese doesn't seem phased though.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Genovese might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Kirkland has got the better of the exchanges.
Genovese shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Genovese's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Kirkland lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Kirkland sizes up Genovese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland thumps Genovese with a low kick.
Van Kirkland jabs Genovese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking body kick.
Vito Genovese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genovese is breathing heavily.
Genovese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genovese.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Kirkland, right into the meat.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook.
Van Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Genovese can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland scores with a head kick. Genovese tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Kirkland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Genovese shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Genovese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland thuds a left hand into Genovese's body.
Van Kirkland connects with a high kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Genovese's head.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
Genovese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genovese's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Kirkland lands with a shot to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a nice hook to Genovese's body. Genovese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Kirkland stuns Genovese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Genovese takes a step back to recover.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Kirkland. Genovese shrugs it off though.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Genovese was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.
Genovese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Genovese's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
Genovese is trying desperately to land a takedown but Van Kirkland is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Genovese.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genovese throws a right and a left that Van Kirkland avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland lunges at Genovese with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Genovese's hand.
Van Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Genovese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Genovese has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland connects with a right hand. Genovese shakes it off.
Van Kirkland throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genovese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Kirkland throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vito Genovese's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Van Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Genovese off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Genovese ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Kirkland keeps the fight on the outside.
Genovese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Kirkland circles away.
Van Kirkland connects with a body shot that sends Genovese's belly button to the back.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Genovese needs to keep his hands up - Van Kirkland had a free shot at his head there.
Van Kirkland lands a right hook to the body.
Genovese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Genovese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Kirkland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick which misses Genovese's front leg but catches the back leg as Genovese tries to avoid it.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Genovese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genovese.
Van Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Genovese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Kirkland.
Genovese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland feints and then cracks Genovese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Genovese down.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Genovese at a distance.
Genovese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Genovese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Kirkland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Genovese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Genovese down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Genovese takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Kirkland delivers a nice body kick.
Van Kirkland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Genovese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genovese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to Genovese's midsection.
Van Kirkland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genovese.
Van Kirkland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Kirkland is looking to slow Genovese down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland connects with a leg kick. Genovese looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genovese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Kirkland finds it's way round the side to connect with Genovese's head.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Van Kirkland scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Kirkland feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genovese's calf.
Genovese on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland lands with a right hand.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vito Genovese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Kirkland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Vladimir Van Kirkland!

Vladimir Van Kirkland wins by unanimous decision!