PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Kygath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Carlisi Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kygath
vs
Carlisi Junior

185 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Kygath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Carlisi Junior!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Carlisi Junior blocks the low kick.
Kygath throws a wild body kick that Carlisi Junior sees coming a mile off.
Kygath lands a nice shot that snaps Carlisi Junior's head back.
Kygath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Kygath.
Carlisi Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Carlisi Junior is looking to clinch.
Kygath slips a jab and a cross from Carlisi Junior.
Carlisi Junior takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carlisi Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kygath.
Carlisi Junior avoids the head kick by Kygath.
Kygath stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kygath wants it to stay on the feet.

Carlisi Junior has managed to clinch.

Carlisi Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kygath slips a straight right by Carlisi Junior.
Carlisi Junior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carlisi Junior walks into a jab.
Kygath cracks Carlisi Junior with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Carlisi Junior tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kygath pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Carlisi Junior is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Kygath!