PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Cornwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kincaid
vs
Cornwall

183 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
208 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aidan Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Cornwall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Cornwall.
Kincaid cracks Cornwall with a good jab.
Kincaid lands with a nice body punch.

Kincaid gets a clinch.
Cornwall goes for a takedown attempt but Kincaid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Kincaid.
Kincaid lunges at Cornwall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cornwall's hand.
Cornwall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kincaid to score with a decent uppercut.
Cornwall throws the left hand but Kincaid avoids the punch easily.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cornwall shoots in and drives through. Kincaid sprawls well.
Cornwall moves away from the strike by Kincaid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a hook.
Cornwall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aidan Kincaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Cornwall.
Kincaid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cornwall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kincaid.
Aidan Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid scores with the left hand. Cornwall knows he should have avoided that one.

Kincaid drives through and clinches with Cornwall against the cage.
Cornwall jumps guard but Kincaid stands there with Cornwall around his waist. Cornwall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincaid.

Cornwall gets control of Kincaid's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cornwall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Kincaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Cornwall had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kincaid is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cornwall Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kincaid's back instead.
Kincaid rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cornwall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kincaid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cornwall.
Cornwall looks gassed!
Cornwall works his foot free and advances to mount.

Cornwall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kincaid is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kincaid bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cornwall working for a triangle but Kincaid defends it easily.
Kincaid is looking to stand up but Cornwall won't let him.

Kincaid gets to his feet. Cornwall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cornwall tries to clinch but Kincaid moves away
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Cornwall is avoiding it.

Kincaid rushes Cornwall and presses him up against the cage.

Kincaid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kincaid misses with a wild combination.
Aidan Kincaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cornwall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.

Kincaid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cornwall, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid wants to break free but Cornwall has control.
Cornwall keeps control of Kincaid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike.
Kincaid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kincaid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornwall tries to pull guard but Kincaid holds him up against the cage and eventually Cornwall drops back down to his feet.
Cornwall is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kincaid gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kincaid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kincaid wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cornwall has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kincaid holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cornwall jumps guard but Kincaid stands there with Cornwall around his waist. Cornwall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aidan Kincaid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kincaid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cornwall counters with a shoot takedown. Kincaid fights it but they end up in guard.

Cornwall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cornwall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Cornwall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kincaid manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cornwall has Kincaid in his guard.

Cornwall working for a triangle but Kincaid defends it easily.

Cornwall looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kincaid passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kincaid in particular looking to stall.
Kincaid wants to stand up but Cornwall has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kincaid stands up out of the half guard.
Kincaid closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cornwall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kincaid is trying to stand up here but Cornwall is controlling him well.

Cornwall wants to work for an arm triangle but Kincaid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kincaid is defending against the submission attempts here by Cornwall.
Kincaid wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Cornwall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kincaid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cornwall.
Kincaid is trying to control but can't.
Kincaid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cornwall is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kincaid has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cornwall prevents Kincaid from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cornwall shoots for a double leg takedown but Kincaid sprawls well. He's pushed Cornwall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall slips a jab and a cross from Kincaid.
Cornwall has a takedown stuffed.
Cornwall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kincaid lands a body shot.
Kincaid wants to clinch

and Cornwall counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Cornwall drops back looking for a leg! Kincaid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kincaid manages to kick Cornwall off! Cornwall jumps back into Kincaid's guard.
Ken Cornwall has got the better of the ground game so far.

Cornwall drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kincaid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kincaid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kincaid!
Kincaid gets to mount! Cornwall was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cornwall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornwall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kincaid punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kincaid lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornwall is looking to get to half guard.
Kincaid is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cornwall tries to reverse the position but Kincaid maintains control.
Kincaid avoids the attempt from Cornwall to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Cornwall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A combination from Kincaid does no damage.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Cornwall is avoiding it.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Cornwall is avoiding it.
Cornwall shoots in and drives through. Kincaid sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Cornwall.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut. Cornwall saw that one coming.
Kincaid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cornwall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cornwall tries for a takedown but Kincaid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kincaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cornwall momentarily.
Cornwall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.
Aidan Kincaid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Cornwall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cornwall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kincaid's corner calls for a 1-2. Kincaid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kincaid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cornwall fails with a takedown attempt.
Kincaid lands a with a good body shot.
Kincaid lands a head shot.
Aidan Kincaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cornwall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Kincaid lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kincaid breaks from the clinch.

Cornwall tries to keep at a distance but Kincaid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kincaid is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cornwall can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kincaid gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincaid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cornwall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kincaid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Kincaid both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Kincaid does no damage.
Kincaid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cornwall's head.
Cornwall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kincaid instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kincaid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kincaid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cornwall trying to stall but Kincaid improves his position.
Kincaid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cornwall backwards.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kincaid - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kincaid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kincaid stops a takedown attempt from Cornwall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cornwall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kincaid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kincaid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornwall prevents Kincaid from breaking the clinch.
Cornwall looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aidan Kincaid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kincaid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aidan Kincaid!