PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kincaid's choice of entrance music: Converge - . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sprinkles
vs
Kincaid

194 cm
27
280 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

201 cm
36
270 lbs
29 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sprinkles's sensitive parts.
Sprinkles with a jab.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sprinkles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles throws a leg kick but Kincaid checks it.
Kincaid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sprinkles's calf.
Sprinkles jabs Kincaid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sprinkles connects with a single shot there.
Kincaid takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kincaid throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kincaid connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kincaid.
Sprinkles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kincaid sprawls and moves away.
Billy Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid throws out a loose jab but Sprinkles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sprinkles lands with a nice body kick.
Kincaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kincaid.
Sprinkles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprinkles throws a chopping leg kick but Kincaid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sprinkles will feel that in the morning.
Sprinkles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kincaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sprinkles ducks under a wild hook from Kincaid.
Kincaid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sprinkles blocks a head kick by Kincaid.
A big right from Kincaid misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sprinkles.
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
Sprinkles shoots in for a takedown but Kincaid shows good takedown defense.
Kincaid wants to clinch but Sprinkles slips to the side
and Sprinkles counters with a body kick.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Kincaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sprinkles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sprinkles, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles tries to work over Kincaid's front leg with a kick but Kincaid checks it.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut. Sprinkles saw that one coming.

Kincaid fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sprinkles to the ground. Kincaid is now in Sprinkles's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kincaid throwing strikes from guard but Sprinkles blocks nicely.
Sprinkles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kincaid is one step ahead there.

Sprinkles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kincaid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kincaid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kincaid preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sprinkles is on top in guard.

We've been hearing that Sprinkles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sprinkles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kincaid working a defensive guard here.
Sprinkles being controlled here momentarily.
Kincaid looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kincaid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sprinkles's guard.

Sprinkles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sprinkles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kincaid defends it easily.
Sprinkles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kincaid trying to control but Sprinkles is working from the bottom.

Kincaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sprinkles looking for a sweep. Not yet Sprinkles, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Coconut Sprinkles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kincaid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Coconut Sprinkles has been cut.
Sprinkles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kincaid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Sprinkles feints and as Kincaid raises his hands in defense, Sprinkles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kincaid is trying to hold Sprinkles in close to prevent damage but Sprinkles has managed to pass into half guard.
Sprinkles trying to pass the guard but Kincaid defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprinkles is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprinkles is thwarting Kincaid's attempts to control the position.
Sprinkles wants to free his trapped foot but Kincaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kincaid defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kincaid.
Sprinkles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sprinkles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kincaid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprinkles wants to pass the guard but Kincaid is keeping the position.
Kincaid is trying to keep Sprinkles in close.
Sprinkles looking to pass the guard.
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sprinkles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kincaid can't keep his opponent in guard - Sprinkles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kincaid wants to control but Sprinkles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sprinkles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kincaid defending well though.
Kincaid trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid is in trouble now - Sprinkles has advanced to mount!
Kincaid tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to hold on but Sprinkles pushes him away.
Sprinkles landing strikes from the mount.
Kincaid is bucking up trying to escape but Sprinkles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kincaid is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sprinkles looking to finish Kincaid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kincaid!
Sprinkles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kincaid hang on?
Sprinkles looking to finish Kincaid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kincaid!
Sprinkles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kincaid can do to turn this around?
Kincaid is trying desperately to improve position.
Sprinkles raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprinkles lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles wants to control the pace but Kincaid is squirming around nicely.
Sprinkles raining down shots from the mount!
Kincaid is squirming around, avoiding Sprinkles's attempts to control the action.
Kincaid bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Sprinkles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sprinkles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kincaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coconut Sprinkles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Coconut Sprinkles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sprinkles looks to land a body kick but Kincaid moved away.
Sprinkles misses with a straight left.
Coconut Sprinkles is winning the standup battle so far.
Sprinkles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
Kincaid connects with the punch.
Sprinkles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kincaid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sprinkles moves away from the strike by Kincaid.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kincaid enables Sprinkles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kincaid manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kincaid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sprinkles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kincaid is on top in guard.

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!
Sprinkles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sprinkles is one step ahead there.
Kincaid keeping full guard, as Sprinkles tries to pass.
Sprinkles 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.
Kincaid being controlled here, momentarily.
Sprinkles trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sprinkles throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sprinkles distracts Kincaid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sprinkles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sprinkles throws a big right hand that misses.
Kincaid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sprinkles lands a couple of digs.
Sprinkles slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Billy Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sprinkles with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sprinkles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kincaid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kincaid wants to control but Sprinkles passes easily into half guard.
Sprinkles not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sprinkles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kincaid's head.
Kincaid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sprinkles trying to control from half guard but Kincaid is working away.
Sprinkles working Kincaid over with strikes.
Kincaid trying to control here.
Sprinkles drops an elbow to the side of Kincaid's head.
Nice strikes from Sprinkles there.
Kincaid is looking for a sweep. Sprinkles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid missing with punches from the bottom.
Sprinkles with the ground and pound but Kincaid uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Coconut Sprinkles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sprinkles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kincaid's head.
Sprinkles advances position into side control!
Kincaid is looking to regain half guard here but Sprinkles keeps moving and retains side control.
Sprinkles works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sprinkles wants to control but Kincaid is keeping him busy.
Kincaid throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coconut Sprinkles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sprinkles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coconut Sprinkles!