PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gentleman. Slader has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kilpatrick
vs
Slader

177 cm
28
182 lbs
17 - 6 - 2

175 cm
27
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick connects with a nice looking jab.
Slader lands with a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Slader.
Slader moves out of range as Kilpatrick strikes.
Slader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Kilpatrick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to take a breather but Slader is having none of it.
Kilpatrick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slader's head.
Slader gets full guard.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kilpatrick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slader is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Slader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Slader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kilpatrick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slader defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slader trying to control here.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick working Slader over with strikes.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slader has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Homunculus Alembic. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Slader is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Slader keeps moving.
Slader wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader keeps trying to improve his position.
Kilpatrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slader's head.
Kilpatrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slader swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilpatrick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slader sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick working over Slader with some ground and pound. Slader looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to land a strike but Slader avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Slader is keeping the position.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Slader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slader is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilpatrick throws a strike but Slader rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep but no luck.
Slader wants to pass the guard but Kilpatrick is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Slader moves out of range of the body kick from Kilpatrick.
Slader looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kilpatrick blocks the body kick.
Kilpatrick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilpatrick feints and then cracks Slader's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slader down.
Kilpatrick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slader throws a lazy right hand but Kilpatrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses
and Slader counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kilpatrick's knee momentarily.
Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slader only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilpatrick misses with a body kick.
Kilpatrick jabs Slader right on the nose. Slader blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader needs to keep his hands up - Kilpatrick had a free shot at his head there.
Slader lands a nice shot to the body.
Slader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slader can do to turn this around?
Kilpatrick misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilpatrick. That's going to slow Slader down.
Kilpatrick 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.
Slader uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slader 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.
Slader checks a leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a wild body kick that Slader sees coming a mile off.
Slader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slader moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Slader misses.
Kilpatrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slader throws out the jab.
Slader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slader looks to land a right hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range.
Kilpatrick with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Slader checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot.
Slader tries to work over Kilpatrick's front leg with a kick but Kilpatrick checks it.
Slader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kilpatrick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader connects with a single shot there.
Kilpatrick drops his hands momentarily and Slader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Slader.
Kilpatrick scores with a leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick but Slader moves out of range.
Slader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slader, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Kilpatrick misses its intended target.
Slader lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilpatrick's sensitive parts.
Slader looks to throw a body kick

and Kilpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Slader didn't expect that.
Slader lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Slader is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilpatrick has wrist control.
Slader is working Kilpatrick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slader's guard.

Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Slader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slader manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.

Kilpatrick keeping full guard, as Slader tries to pass.
Slader is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kilpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Kilpatrick, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slader postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick pulls Slader in close to prevent any damage.
Slader trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilpatrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slader throwing strikes from guard but Kilpatrick blocks nicely.
Slader is fighting to break Kilpatrick's control of his arms but Kilpatrick is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slader accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luke Kilpatrick will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slader misses with a straight right.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Slader saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Slader.
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick needs to keep his hands up - Slader had a free shot at his head there.
Randy Slader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut. Slader saw that one coming.
Slader let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Slader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slader looks to throw the jab but Kilpatrick is out of range.
Slader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilpatrick lands a slapping body shot.
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Slader steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader scores with a jab.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick but Slader moved away.
Slader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slader throws out a loose jab but Kilpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kilpatrick. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slader checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Slader throws a jab when Kilpatrick was well out of range.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good exchange - Slader coming out on top.
Jab from Slader.
Kilpatrick throws a jab when Slader was well out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but Slader moves out of range easily.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick which misses Slader's front leg but catches the back leg as Slader tries to avoid it.
Kilpatrick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick misses with a body kick.
Kilpatrick throws a jab when Slader was well out of range.
A low kick from Kilpatrick is predictable there
and Slader counters with a nice uppercut.
Randy Slader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kilpatrick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slader moves into full guard.
Randy Slader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilpatrick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader working a defensive guard here.
Slader looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
Slader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilpatrick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Slader ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Kilpatrick misses
enabling Slader to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick moves out of range as Slader strikes.
Slader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilpatrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Kilpatrick is rocked!
Kilpatrick drops his hands momentarily. Slader doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Kilpatrick staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Kilpatrick doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Slader!
Randy Slader decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.