PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ablett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ablett
vs
Kinder

182 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Ablett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dean Kinder!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ablett checks a leg kick.

Ablett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kinder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ablett is controlling him.

Kinder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ablett defends it easily.
Ablett throwing strikes from guard but Kinder blocks nicely.
Kinder wants to stand up but Ablett is controlling him.
Kinder is trying to keep Ablett in close.
Ablett advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ablett is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Ablett.

Ablett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ablett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kinder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ablett 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ablett in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ablett lands a nice short elbow.
Kinder is looking to improve his position.
Kinder is staying active underneath Ablett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ablett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ablett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinder wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Kinder is defending against the submission attempts here by Ablett.
Ablett lands strikes from half guard.
Ablett is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinder is in trouble now - Ablett has advanced to mount!
Ablett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kinder is bucking up trying to escape but Ablett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ablett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ablett raining down hammerfists from mount.

Kinder is rocked!

Ablett is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kinder is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kinder flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Ablett anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kinder and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Ablett slips an arm under Kinder chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Ablett has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Ablett is squeezing on Kinder like an anaconda would it's prey. Kinder fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gary Ablett!
A victorious Gary Ablett thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.