PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Can
vs
Kirkpatrick

170 cm
25
149 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ace of Spades Clothing
Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Can as he jumps to the side.

Kirkpatrick has Can up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kirkpatrick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Can stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Can lands a left hand.
Can scores with a shoulder strike.
Can leaning against his opponent.
Can pushes Kirkpatrick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirkpatrick backwards.
Kirkpatrick being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Can.
Can lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirkpatrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Can prevents it.
Kirkpatrick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Can has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Kirkpatrick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirkpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Can's elbow.
Can has Kirkpatrick pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Can as Kirkpatrick tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Can.
Kirkpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Can pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Can moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirkpatrick.
Can misses with a left hand
and Kirkpatrick counters with a leg kick.
Rory Kirkpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkpatrick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can throws out a loose jab but Kirkpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Can missing with a left hand there. Kirkpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Can throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Can bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kirkpatrick's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Can misses the target.

Kirkpatrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Can scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Can lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirkpatrick backwards.
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!
A short right from Can.
Can is pushing Kirkpatrick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kirkpatrick wants a takedown.
Can throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirkpatrick tries to work over Can's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kirkpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Can avoids it by throwing Kirkpatrick back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Can.
Can prevents a takedown attempt there.
Can stalls.
Kirkpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Can lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirkpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Can scores with a shot to the side of Kirkpatrick's head.
Can softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirkpatrick letting Can take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can scores with a shot to the side of Kirkpatrick's head.
Can lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirkpatrick backwards.
Can presses Kirkpatrick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirkpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Can lands an uppercut.
Can displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kirkpatrick up against the cage.
Can working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkpatrick wants a takedown.
Can softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Can lands an uppercut.
Can blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Can dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kirkpatrick pushes Can up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Can.
A short left from Can.
Can throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirkpatricks head.
Kirkpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Can shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kirkpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Can shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kirkpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Can avoids it by throwing Kirkpatrick back against the cage.
Can avoiding damage.
Kirkpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Can scores with a shot to the side of Kirkpatrick's head.
Can looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Can.
Kirkpatrick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Can fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Can has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Kirkpatrick.
Horrible takedown by Kirkpatrick or perhaps it was just good defense by Can which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can scores with a nice right hand.

Can takes the fight into the clinch.
Kirkpatrick tries a body shot but Can blocks it.
Can lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Can has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
Kirkpatrick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Can lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirkpatrick backwards.
Kirkpatrick looking for a takedown.
Kirkpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Can.
Can working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Can lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirkpatrick backwards.
Can lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirkpatrick.
Can lands a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Can here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kirkpatrick up against the cage.
Kirkpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirkpatrick looking for a takedown.
Kirkpatrick looking for a takedown.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Can lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
Can effectively controlling the action here.
Can lands with a short shot to the head.
Can lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Can prevents a takedown attempt there.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Can.
Can softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Can.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kirkpatrick is rocked!
Can has Kirkpatrick pressed against the cage.
Kirkpatrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Can finish him?
A nice left hand lands by Can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick working aggressively here.
Kirkpatrick seems to have recovered his senses.
Can cracks Kirkpatrick with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Can.
A short right from Can.
A head punch on the inside from Kirkpatrick fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Can.
Can is pressed up against the cage. Kirkpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Can down to the mat. Can avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kirkpatrick shoots for a takedown but Can saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Can dips to his left and cracks Kirkpatrick with an uppercut!
Rory Kirkpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can throws a hook to the side of Kirkpatrick's head but Kirkpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Can fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kirkpatrick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Can is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirkpatrick needs to keep his hands up - Can had a free shot at his head there.

Can lands a big uppercut and Kirkpatrick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kirkpatrick looks OK. Can waves Kirkpatrick back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Can dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kirkpatrick pushes Can up against the cage in a clinch.
Can lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Can is trying to break the clinch but Kirkpatrick has him pressed against the cage.
Can lands with a right to the head.
Can lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirkpatrick backwards.
Can creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kirkpatrick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kirkpatrick drops to his knees and Can pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Can!
The Can thanked the fans post fight for their support.