PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wintzloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wintzloff has chosen Yelawolf - Hard White as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kirby
vs
Wintzloff

185 cm
29
199 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wintzloff!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a hook but Wintzloff blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirby as he connects with a hook.
Wintzloff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like John Kirby has been cut.
Wintzloff misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby misses with a hook. Wintzloff ducked under it nicely.
Wintzloff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby swings widly with a right hand
and Wintzloff counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wintzloff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Kirby misses.
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Wintzloff.
Kirby looks to land a left hand but Wintzloff moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Wintzloff misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kirby there.
Wintzloff ducks under a wild hook from Kirby.
Kirby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wintzloff thows a body shot but no joy.
Wintzloff throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby looks to land a right hand but Wintzloff moved out of range.
Wintzloff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wintzloff wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Wintzloff.
Wintzloff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Wintzloff throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wintzloff.
Wintzloff feints and then cracks Kirby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirby down.
Jack Wintzloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby catches Wintzloff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

John Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Kirby throws a hook but Wintzloff blocks it.

Wintzloff moves into the clinch.
Kirby tries to break free but Wintzloff pushes him back against the cage.
Kirby wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wintzloff breaks the clinch.
Kirby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kirby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wintzloff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Kirby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
A swing and a miss from Wintzloff.
Wintzloff throws a big shot that misses.
Wintzloff throws an off balance right hand
and Kirby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Kirby digs a good hook to Wintzloff's body.
Kirby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kirby moves away from the strike by Wintzloff.
Kirby dodges the punch combination from Wintzloff.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Wintzloff.
Wintzloff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirby.
John Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wintzloff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Kirby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wintzloff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kirby counters with a left to the body.
Kirby misses with a looping right.
Kirby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff misses the jab.
Wintzloff throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wintzloff throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby misses with a hook. Wintzloff ducked under it nicely.
Kirby lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby throws a body punch but Wintzloff moves out of range.
Kirby slips a straight right by Wintzloff.
Wintzloff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirby loads up on a big right hand but Wintzloff slips the punch.
Wintzloff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Wintzloff defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Wintzloff.
Wintzloff looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Wintzloff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirby.
Kirby throws a hook but Wintzloff avoids it easily.
Wintzloff scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wintzloff keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

John Kirby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheers as Kirby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wintzloff doesn't seem phased though.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirby with a jab.
Wintzloff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kirby looks to land a right hand but Wintzloff moved out of range.
Wintzloff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wintzloff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Wintzloff lands a right hook to the body.

Wintzloff closes the distance and clinches.
Wintzloff prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.

Wintzloff successfully pulls guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Wintzloff kicks Kirby off and gets to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Wintzloff as he connects with a hook.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wintzloff.
Kirby throws a hook but Wintzloff blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wintzloff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kirby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Wintzloff misses.
Kirby misses with a hook. Wintzloff ducked under it nicely.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Wintzloff's shoulder, as Wintzloff tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Wintzloff.
Nice uppercut there from Wintzloff.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Wintzloff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack Wintzloff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wintzloff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Wintzloff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wintzloff catches Kirby with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wintzloff throws a monster overhand right that drops Kirby! Wintzloff follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wintzloff!
Our winner, Jack Wintzloff, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.