PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fed Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kirkland
vs
Ali

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fed Ali!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kirkland does it's job there.

Kirkland 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.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Kirkland from controlling successfully.
Ali wants to stand up but Kirkland is controlling him.
Kirkland distracts Ali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirkland passes into half guard.
Kirkland is looking to advance position but Ali won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland works his way into side control.
Kirkland wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali seems a little lost for a moment, as Kirkland dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkland in side control, throwing shots but Ali defends.
Ali is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kirkland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kirkland has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Kirkland working for a guillotine from mount but Ali is in no mood to give up.
Ali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirkland. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kirkland with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Fed Ali has been cut.
Ali is trying to stand.
Ali told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ali can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is squirming around, avoiding Kirkland's attempts to control the action.

Kirkland is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ali is surviving well by controlling Kirkland's body position as best he can.
Kirkland looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kirkland trying to control but Ali is having none of it.

Kirkland working for a submission but Ali is keeping him at bay.
Kirkland lands a big shot there that rocks Ali but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kirkland landing shots from mount.
Kirkland can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ali is looking to escape.
Kirkland looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kirkland is landing with some decent strikes but Ali is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ali is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Kirkland moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ali has worked his arm free - good work by Ali!
Kirkland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirkland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Kirkland advances to full mount.
Kirkland punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirkland wants to control the pace but Ali is squirming around nicely.
Kirkland scoring with strikes but Ali is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fed Ali's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kirkland lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fed Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirkland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kirkland.

Kirkland shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kirkland is keen to just control but Ali is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali tries to get to full guard but Kirkland has control of the leg.

Kirkland is trying to work for a kimura but Ali is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Kirkland is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kirkland 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.
Ali tries to hold on but Kirkland postures up.
Kirkland lands a nice shot to the head.

Kirkland jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ali manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kirkland works to advance to full mount. Ali defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland with the ground and pound from mount.
Kirkland wants to control but Ali has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kirkland is controlling the pace.
Ali is refusing to be controlled, as Kirkland sits in half guard.
Kirkland works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kirkland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kirkland controlling the position.
Kirkland working the body and head with strikes.
Kirkland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Kirkland swings around for an armbar but Ali sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kirkland's guard.

Kirkland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ali defends well.

Kirkland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Ali from controlling successfully.
Kirkland wants to sweep here but Ali controlling him for the moment.
Kirkland working a defensive guard here.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Kirkland.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirkland is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kirkland is on top in guard.

Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Kirkland won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fed Ali's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ali takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kirkland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ali parries the strikes from Kirkland easily there. Kirkland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ali to escape.
Kirkland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Ali pushes Kirkland away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kirkland gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland wants to control but Ali is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries to escape but Kirkland is in control.
Kirkland advances to full mount.
We've been hearing that Kirkland has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kirkland in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ali taking shots to the head.
Ali tries to reverse the position but Kirkland maintains control.
Kirkland lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kirkland landing punches.
BOOM! Kirkland connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Ali is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ali badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kirkland around the waist but Kirkland pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kirkland is the winner by TKO! Kirkland jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Kirkland!
A very excited looking Adam Kirkland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.