PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jesus Built My Hotrod. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kirby
vs
McClane

188 cm
35
222 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

182 cm
38
201 lbs
29 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - McClane coming out on top.
Kirby moves out of range as McClane strikes.
A slow jab from McClane misses its intended target.
Kirby tries to work over McClane's front leg with a kick but McClane checks it.
McClane scores with a nice strike.
Jab by Kirby.
McClane scores with a body shot.
McClane throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick
and McClane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McClane looks to land a left hand but Kirby moved out of range nicely.
McClane lands a right hook to the body.
Kirby takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby looks to land a body kick but McClane moved away.
Kirby moves out of range as McClane strikes.
Kirby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirby looks for the body kick but McClane saw that one coming.
McClane misses with a low kick.
McClane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kirby lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Kirby blocks the low kick.
McClane moves out of range as Kirby throws a body kick.
Kirby misses the jab.
Kirby throws a leg kick but McClane moved away.
McClane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McClane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McClane misses with an attempted mid kick.
McClane scores with a jab to the body.
Kirby delivers a nice body kick.
Kirby throws a head kick but McClane moves out of range.
McClane cracks Kirby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by McClane there.
McClane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby throws a leg kick but McClane checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby is looking for a counter combo.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Kirby blocks the low kick.
McClane connects with the punch.
Kirby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John McClane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirby looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kirby checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kirby checks a leg kick nicely.
McClane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kirby is out of range.
McClane throws a lazy right hand but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirby is looking to land body kicks.
Kirby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McClane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McClane blocks a leg kick.
Kirby swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane throws a head kick that misses.
McClane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McClane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kirby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kirby blocks the body kick.
McClane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McClane throws a shot to the body.
McClane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kirby's calf.
Kirby moves to clinch but McClane breaks away
and McClane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McClane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Kirby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kirby lands with a right to the head.
McClane blocks an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.

It looks like John McClane has been cut.
Kirby lands an elbow just above McClane 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClane tries to break free but Kirby pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McClane.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by McClane.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but McClane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
McClane is trying to force a seperation but Kirby has the dominant position.
McClane avoids the elbow strike from Kirby, against the cage.
Kirby digs a right hand into McClane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McClane's gas tank.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.
Kirby lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but McClane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McClane tries to circle away but Kirby has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John McClane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John McClane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McClane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McClane is looking to land body kicks.
John McClane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by McClane. Beautiful body shot.
McClane throws a half hearted mid kick.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from McClane.
Kirby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by McClane.
Nice uppercut there from McClane.
Some bone on bone action there as Kirby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McClane throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McClane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane lands with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by McClane.
McClane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McClane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McClane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
McClane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby lands a glancing blow to the side of McClane's head.
McClane throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kirby takes a jab right on the kisser.

Kirby moves into range and clinches up with McClane.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby misses with some punches.
McClane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone Kirby has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby keeps control of McClane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McClane blocks an uppercut.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby lands a hook that snaps the head of McClane backwards.
Kirby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McClane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McClane is trying to force a seperation but Kirby has the dominant position.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kirby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands an elbow just above McClane 's eye.
A short uppercut from Kirby.
McClane blocking some punches.

McClane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McClane lands with a thumping leg kick.
McClane staying out of range there.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby misses with a kick to the body.
Kirby clobbers McClane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kirby tries to clinch but McClane moves out of range.
McClane throws a good cross that connects.
McClane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirby.
An inside leg kick lands from McClane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane scores with a punch to the head.
McClane tries a low kick but Kirby avoids it.
Kirby misses with a jab to the body
and McClane counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby drops his hands momentarily and McClane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
Kirby tries to clinch but McClane moves away
and Kirby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Kirby
letting McClane counter with a right hand.
McClane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kirby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Kirby misses its intended target.
McClane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McClane throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirby tries to move into range but McClane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McClane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donk. McClane catches Kirby right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John McClane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John McClane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kirby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McClane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby delivers a nice body kick.
McClane scores with a jab. Kirby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McClane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirby thows a leg kick but McClane checks it
and McClane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kirby thinking.
McClane throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby dodges the punch combination from McClane.
Kirby moves in looking to clinch but McClane pushes him off.
McClane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McClane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirby throws out a loose jab but McClane uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kirby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McClane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McClane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kirby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McClane.
Kirby feints and then cracks McClane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McClane down.
Kirby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Kirby pushes McClane up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirby.
McClane tries to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling the position.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
McClane wants to break free but Kirby has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirby.

That has opened up John McClane's cut even more.
McClane is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.

McClane breaks from the clinch.
McClane throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirby.
McClane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McClane there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
McClane lands a head kick!
McClane throws a body shot but no joy.
McClane misses the shot to the body.
Kirby is looking to clinch but McClane is avoiding it.
McClane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McClane throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Kirby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McClane manages to circle out of the way.
McClane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirby doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirby is looking to clinch but McClane is avoiding it.
McClane throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kirby motions for McClane to come forward. Kirby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McClane throws a head kick that Kirby semi-blocks.
Kirby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McClane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from McClane misses its intended target.
McClane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McClane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McClane misses with a lunging right hand
and Kirby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McClane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McClane takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirby throws a body shot but no joy.
John McClane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Kirby misses.
McClane scores with a shot to the body.
McClane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClane's corner calls for a 1-2. McClane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kirby - just one landing.
Stone Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McClane tests Kirby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McClane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kirby tries to land a leg kick but McClane saw it coming and moves away.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirby takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McClane lands with a cross.
McClane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
McClane swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirby misses with a jab, cross combination.
McClane unleashes a big counter combination but Kirby bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McClane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirby doesn't seem bothered though.
McClane with a hook.
McClane scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
John McClane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McClane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McClane!
John McClane is the new light heavyweight champion!
John McClane took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Ding a ding a dang a dong dong ding dong! '.