PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kirby
vs
Small

188 cm
26
224 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

150 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

BeastMode
Syndicate Nutrition

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kirby instigates a clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirby as Small tries to tie him up.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Small avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Small is looking for a takedown.
Small goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kirby prevents it.
Stone Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.
Small avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kirby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirby.
Kirby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Small avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
Small takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mr Small has been cut.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.

Small turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kirby tries to bench press Small off him but Small keeps the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kirby is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Small off and has taken his back!
Small breaks Kirby's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kirby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small working some strikes from top position.
Kirby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Small throws a strike but Kirby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kirby stopping the sweep attempt from Small.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kirby is looking to stand up but Small won't let him.
Kirby wants to pass the guard but Small is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Small not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crunch! Kirby slams his shin into Small's torso.
Kirby keeps Small at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kirby darts in and clinches Small up against the cage.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Small shrugs off.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kirby as Small tries to tie him up.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Small avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kirby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stone Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Small's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kirby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Small gets tackled into the cage by Kirby. Kirby maintains the clinch.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Small leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kirby can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Kirby is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Small looking for a takedown.
Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small blocks an elbow strike from Kirby.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kirby.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirby.
Small is breathing heavily.
Small on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby tries to land knees in the clinch but Small avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Small shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Small takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone Kirby has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Small takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Small avoids it.
Small throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby lands an elbow just above Small 's eye.
Small goes for a takedown attempt but Kirby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stone Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirby as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Kirby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stone Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small has a takedown stuffed.
Kirby lands with a nice body kick.
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Small walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kirby.
Kirby throws a nice head kick!
Kirby cracks Small with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kirby scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kirby clinches up against the cage.
Small takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirby pushes Small back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Kirby crunches a lovely knee into Small's ribcage.
Kirby gets through Small's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Small has Kirby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirby.
Small takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Kirby.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Small takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stone Kirby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Small's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kirby scores with a spinning back kick!
Small shoots in for a takedown but Kirby shows good takedown defense.
Kirby throws a front kick that sends Small stumbling back into the cage.
Kirby cracks the inside of Small's front leg.
Small shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirby tries to sprawl out of it but Small keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Kirby clinches up against the cage.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Small shrugs off.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Small takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Small is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirby scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Kirby.
A short left from Kirby.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Small shrugs off.
Small blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small managing to block the knees to the body from Kirby.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Small is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kirby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stone Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Small.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirby.
Kirby is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Small has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kirby.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
A shot in the inside from Kirby.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.

Small is rocked!
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Small is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirby finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Small's defenses.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Small in his tracks for a moment.
Kirby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Small takes an elbow to the forehead.
Small takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Small with a big uppercut! Small tries to clinch up but Kirby pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Small to the mat! Small covers up and Kirby unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stone Kirby!
An out of breath and clearly excited Stone Kirby thanked Blood Bank ($10) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).