PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Shikoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shikoku's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shikoku Shikoku. Kincaid has chosen Jesus Wept - Suffocation (Effigy of the Forgotton) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Shikoku
vs
Kincaid

195 cm
26
269 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

201 cm
27
270 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dynamite Shikoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikoku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shikoku slips a straight right by Kincaid.
Shikoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Kincaid pushes Shikoku away with a front kick.
Shikoku throws a leg kick but Kincaid moved away.
Shikoku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kincaid shoots in but Shikoku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shikoku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kincaid gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shikoku to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shikoku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shikoku is working Kincaid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid controls Shikoku momentarily but Shikoku frees himself.
Kincaid is pulling down on Shikoku's head. It's preventing any offense from Shikoku, at least for the moment.
Shikoku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shikoku trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shikoku misses with a body kick.
Shikoku misses with a double jab
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku lands a nice looking body shot.
Kincaid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shikoku lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Kincaid misses.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Shikoku.
Kincaid lands a head shot.
Kincaid throws a right hand that Shikoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Shikoku also avoids with ease.

Kincaid looking to score a takedown here. Shikoku is defending well but Kincaid drives through and ends up in Shikoku's guard.

Shikoku is looking for a triangle but Kincaid pushes his legs off easily.
Kincaid throwing strikes from guard but Shikoku blocks nicely.
Shikoku throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kincaid working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Shikoku working for a triangle but Kincaid defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shikoku is trying to control the position but Kincaid postures up.
Kincaid trying to control but Shikoku is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shikoku looking for subs off his back but Kincaid has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kincaid slips a nice elbow through Shikoku's hands, connecting with Shikoku's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Shikoku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shikoku trying to control here.
Shikoku is trying to get back to full guard.
Kincaid trying to control from Shikoku's half guard. Shikoku has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shikoku is keeping the position for now.

Shikoku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dynamite Shikoku will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kincaid stuffs the takedown attempt from Shikoku. Shikoku gets slowly back to his feet.
Kincaid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kincaid misses with a left hand
and Shikoku counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shikoku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
Shikoku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kincaid moves out of range of the strikes.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Shikoku moves out of range.
Shikoku throws the left hand but Kincaid avoids the punch easily.
Kincaid's corner calls for a 1-2. Kincaid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku cracks a nice hook into Kincaid's ribs.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shikoku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shikoku thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikoku closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kincaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kincaid is trying to break the clinch but Shikoku has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shikoku is pushing Kincaid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Kincaid manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Shikoku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kincaid doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Shikoku misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku tries a head kick but it misses.
Shikoku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kincaid.
Shikoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kincaid.
Kincaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shikoku throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Shikoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kincaid.
Shikoku throws out a loose jab but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shikoku. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shikoku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shikoku throws a looping overhand right but Kincaid ducks down to avoid it.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shikoku's calf.
Kincaid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kincaid throws a hook to the side of Shikoku's head but Shikoku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku misses with a body kick.
Kincaid avoids the body shot from Shikoku.
Kincaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shikoku.
Shikoku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kincaid swings for the body but Shikoku moves out of range.
Shikoku misses with a wild body shot.
Kincaid misses with a kick to the body.
Shikoku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shikoku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Shikoku is rocked!
Shikoku is aggressively charging in as Kincaid backs up avoiding any damage. Kincaid tosses out a jab and Shikoku runs right into it face first! Shikoku is out cold! Kincaid dropped down on all fours and is barking in Shikoku's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Kincaid!
After winning the bout, Billy Kincaid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.