PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Kimble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kimble
vs
Semenko

180 cm
18
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kimble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble misses with a wild body shot.
Kimble lands a jab to the head.
Semenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kimble connects with a jab.

It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
Semenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Kimble.

Semenko is rocked!
Semenko moves out of range as Kimble strikes.
Semenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kimble finish him?
Kimble throws a right and a left that Semenko avoids nicely.
Kimble looks to land a right hand but Semenko moved out of range.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Kimble.
Semenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kimble.
Semenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimble throws out the jab.
Kimble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Semenko tries to work over Kimble's front leg with a kick but Kimble checks it.
Kimble lands a slapping body shot.
Semenko looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimble throws a right hand that Semenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Semenko also avoids with ease.
Kimble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Semenko.
Kimble looks to land a combination but Semenko avoids it well.
Semenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kimble looks to land a right hand but Semenko moved out of range.
Semenko slips under a jab.
Semenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimble.
Kimble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Semenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko staying out of range there.
Kimble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Kimble throws a body punch but Semenko moves out of range.
Kimble throws a looping overhand right but Semenko ducks down to avoid it.
Kimble throws a body punch but Semenko moves out of range.
Kimble swats away the attempt to clinch by Semenko.
Semenko avoids the body shot from Kimble.
Kimble throws an overhand right that lands on Semenko's shoulder, as Semenko tries to avoid the shot.
Kimble throws a series of punches but Semenko moves out of range.
Kimble throws a body punch but Semenko moves out of range.
Semenko ducks under a wild hook from Kimble.
Semenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Semenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Semenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Kimble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semenko walks into a straight right hand from Kimble.
Semenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kimble throws a jab but it's blocked by Semenko.
Kimble tries a head kick but it misses.

Semenko has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimble blocks it with crossed arms.
Kimble tries to stall but Semenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Semenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Semenko misses with a knee to the head.
Semenko is stalling here.
Kimble tries to break the clinch but Semenko is controlling the position.
Semenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kimble is blocking nicely.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko lands an elbow that stopped Kimble in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimble lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimble blocks the elbow strike.
Kimble could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kimble is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Semenko is keeping busy.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimble avoids the damage to the body.
Semenko blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kimble's face.
Semenko scores with a knee to the head.
Semenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimble blocks it with crossed arms.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but Kimble blocks it.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko has Kimble pressed against the cage.
Semenko misses with an elbow strike.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but Kimble blocks with his arms.
Kimble blocks the elbow strike.
Semenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Semenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kimble blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenko throws an elbow but misses.
Semenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kimble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Semenko landing knees to the head.
Kimble is trying to break free.
Kimble is trying to maintain a safe position but Semenko gets an underhook and turns Kimble into the cage.
Semenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Kimble gets an underhook and turns Semenko into the cage.
Kimble is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kimble is trying to break the clinch but Semenko has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Semenko lands a knee to the head.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kimble is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimble has had enough of the clinch but Semenko keeps him there for the moment.
Kimble tries to stall but Semenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Semenko wants to stall.
Semenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kimble avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kimble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Semenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kimble with a nice cross.
Kimble lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Semenko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kimble dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kimble!