PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Kirkness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed Chronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kirkness
vs
Chronic

175 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Kirkness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Weed Chronic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chronic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chronic wants to clinch up but Kirkness keeps it at a distance.

Chronic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kirkness was covering up waiting for the punch and Chronic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chronic wants to stand but Kirkness is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kirkness wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chronic manages to pass to side control.
Kirkness wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kirkness pushes Chronic off and gets back to his feet.
Kirkness misses with a series of wild punches.
Chronic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirkness sprawls well. Kirkness wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chronic gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirkness fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic works the jab nicely.
Chronic works Kirkness's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Chronic.
Kirkness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chronic looks for a takedown but Kirkness sprawls well.
Chronic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chronic.
Matthew Kirkness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weed Chronic.
Chronic is looking to clinch but Kirkness is avoiding it.

Chronic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kirkness wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chronic has him pressed against the cage.
Kirkness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chronic manages to break the clinch.
Chronic shoots in for a takedown but Kirkness shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chronic connects with a leg kick. Kirkness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirkness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chronic slips a jab and a cross from Kirkness.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chronic.
Chronic looks winded!
Chronic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chronic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkness swats away the attempt to clinch by Chronic.
Chronic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chronic fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirkness throws a series of punches but Chronic moves out of range.
Kirkness misses with a wild combination.
Kirkness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chronic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kirkness defends it nicely.
Kirkness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic dodges the punch combination from Kirkness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Weed Chronic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Kirkness misses.
Kirkness stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kirkness wants it to stay on the feet.
Chronic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkness.
Chronic tries to clinch up.
Kirkness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Kirkness.
Chronic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kirkness's waist but Kirkness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chronic off to one side.
Kirkness misses with a combination
and Chronic counters with a low kick, right behind Kirkness 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic shoots for a takedown but Kirkness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Matthew Kirkness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weed Chronic.
A punch combination from Kirkness misses.
Chronic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkness.
Chronic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirkness sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Kirkness misses.
Kirkness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chronic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chronic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirkness sprawls well. Kirkness wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chronic gets slowly back to his feet.
Kirkness looks to land a combination but Chronic avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kirkness. Those never looked like landing.
Chronic tries to clinch there but Kirkness circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chronic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirkness misses with a wild combination.

Chronic has Kirkness up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kirkness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chronic manages to break the clinch.
Kirkness throws a series of punches but Chronic moves out of range.
Chronic shoots in for a takedown but Kirkness shows good takedown defense.
Kirkness misses with a double jab.
Chronic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kirkness but Kirkness pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matthew Kirkness is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirkness throws a series of punches but Chronic avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chronic.
Danga de danga de dang - Kirkness scores with a four punch combination!
Kirkness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chronic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chronic darts in and clinches Kirkness up against the cage.
Chronic lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirkness backwards.
Kirkness is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kirkness prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirkness is looking to break free of the clinch but Chronic has double underhooks.
Kirkness tries to break the clinch but Chronic is controlling the position.
Kirkness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkness working hard to break the clinch.
Kirkness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chronic wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Kirkness dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chronic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirkness misses with a combination
and Chronic counters with a good low kick that Kirkness was not able to check.
Kirkness looks to land a combination but Chronic avoids it well.
Kirkness misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirkness falls off balance throwing a combination

and Chronic moves into the clinch.

Chronic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chronic shoots for a takedown but Kirkness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chronic fails to land the takedown.
Kirkness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kirkness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chronic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chronic dodges the punch combination from Kirkness.
Chronic tries to clinch up.
Chronic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chronic fails to land the takedown.
Matthew Kirkness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weed Chronic.
Kirkness throws a combination. Chronic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chronic works over Kirkness's head and body with a nice combination.
Kirkness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic tries for a takedown but Kirkness sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kirkness throws a right hand that Chronic ducks under and follows up with a left that Chronic also avoids with ease.
Kirkness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chronic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirkness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chronic counters with a stiff right hand.
Chronic closes the distance and clinches up with Kirkness, looking for a takedown. Chronic pushes Kirkness against the cage but Kirkness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Chronic with that takedown attempt.
Kirkness tries to bum rush Chronic with a series of wild strikes but Chronic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirkness slaps away a takedown attempt from Chronic, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness looks to land a combination but Chronic avoids it well.
Kirkness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Kirkness.
Kirkness on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kirkness misses with a wild combination.
Chronic fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Kirkness. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chronic counters with a head kick.
Chronic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirkness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kirkness. Those never looked like landing.
Kirkness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chronic moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirkness blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chronic tries to pull guard but Kirkness forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Kirkness.
I think Kirkness 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Kirkness!