PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keane
vs
Kincaid

192 cm
32
177 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

183 cm
32
203 lbs
18 - 20 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aidan Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kincaid lands a head shot.
Keane misses the shot to the body.
Keane throws a right hand that misses

and Kincaid counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
Keane wants to sweep here but Kincaid controlling him for the moment.
Keane wants to control but Kincaid passes easily into half guard.
Kincaid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kincaid is looking to advance position but Keane won't allow it.
Keane wants to get back to full guard.
Kincaid trying to control the pace.
Keane is looking to control Kincaid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keane avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kincaid looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Kincaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid dodges the punch combination from Keane.
Keane misses with a wild combination.
A jab lands there for Kincaid.
Keane misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kincaid.
Keane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a hook
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kincaid.
Kincaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keane throws a hook but Kincaid avoids it easily.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kincaid.
Keane misses with a wild body shot.
Kincaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane scores with a nice head shot.
Kincaid misses with a looping left.
Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keane.
Keane digs a good hook to Kincaid's body.
Keane throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keane.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane misses with a two punch combination.
Keane stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aidan Kincaid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Keane misses.
Keane sizes up Kincaid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keane really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keane misses with a wild combination.
Keane throws a jab but it's blocked by Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with a decent looking hook.

Kincaid closes the distance and clinches.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike.
Kincaid avoiding damage.

Keane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane lands a jab-cross combination.
Keane misses with a looping left.
Keane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kincaid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keane slips under a jab.
Keane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kincaid throws a lazy uppercut
and Keane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kincaid checks it well.
Kincaid misses with a hook. Keane ducked under it nicely.
Keane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keane throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid ducks right into an uppercut from Keane.
Keane throws a lazy right hand but Kincaid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kincaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keane under the eye.
Keane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kincaid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keane scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands with a good body shot.
Kincaid slips a jab from Keane.
Keane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padraig Keane is winning the standup battle so far.
Keane's corner calls for a 1-2. Keane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Keane.
Keane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kincaid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kincaid throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
Keane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kincaid misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kincaid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keane slips a jab and a cross from Kincaid.
Kincaid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kincaid's head.
Keane throws a front kick aimed at Kincaid's knee but Kincaid avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Kincaid misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig Keane dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kincaid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keane moves out of range as Kincaid strikes.
Keane throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kincaid takes a swing at Keane's ribcage but misses.
Keane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kincaid misses the jab.
Kincaid slips under a jab.
Keane connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kincaid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Kincaid misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Keane.
Keane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keane throws a shot from downtown. Kincaid moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Kincaid does no damage.
Keane throws a series of strikes that have Kincaid backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid dodges the punch combination from Keane.
Keane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Keane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keane misses with a hook
and Kincaid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Keane avoids them all with ease.
Kincaid thuds his right hand into Keane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keane misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kincaid.
Keane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincaid.
Keane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kincaid clobbers Keane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keane misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keane misses with a combination
and Kincaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keane displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Keane misses with a wild combination.
Keane looks to throw the jab but Kincaid is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kincaid slips a jab and a cross from Keane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Keane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Keane!