PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. The crowd seem to be enjoying Washington's choice of entrance music: Snuffed Out by Streetlife. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kirby
vs
Washington

188 cm
29
222 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

185 cm
37
220 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

BeastMode

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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby works Washington's body with a nice hook.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby keeps Washington at a distance using the push kick.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
Kirby tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Nice jab there from Washington.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
We've been informed that Washington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Washington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirby on the side of the head.
Kirby lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirby checks a leg kick.
Washington scores with a nice head shot.
Washington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Washington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Kirby tenderised Washington's leg. Washington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
Nice cross by Washington.
Washington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Washington.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Kirby moved out of range nicely.
Kirby delivers a nice body kick.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirby is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Good exchange - Washington coming out on top.
Kirby is looking to slow Washington down with leg kicks.
Washington takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kirby.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby scores with a nice strike.
Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Washington is looking to chop away at Kirby's legs.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Kirby.
Stone Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington thuds his right hand into Kirby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Washington throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Washington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Washington throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby is looking to wear down Washington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a body punch
and Kirby counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Washington with a hook.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby staying out of range there.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Kirby.
Kirby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Washington doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington goes for a double leg but Kirby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kirby continues to drive forward.
Kirby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Washington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kirby.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington working aggressively here.
Kirby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Washington blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirby.
Washington looks winded!
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Washington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Washington's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Washington is rocked!
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Washington's head.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Kirby finish him?
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby lands an uppercut.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington is pressed against the cage. Kirby pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Washington! Two more big strikes from Kirby and Washington crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stone Kirby!
Stone Kirby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.