PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Erdwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Kirby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kirby
vs
Erdwick

225 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Erdwick!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Erdwick forces Kirby back against the cage and clinches.
Kirby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Erdwick stalling in the clinch.
Kirby struggles to land a body shot inside as Erdwick controls his hands.
Kirby letting Erdwick take a breather here.

Erdwick gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Erdwick connects with a couple of short punches.
Erdwick throws a big right hand that misses.
Erdwick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erdwick passes Kirby's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Erdwick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kirby sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby trying to hold on to Erdwick's head to control him but Erdwick postures up.

Erdwick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erdwick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirby has managed to free his arm - good work.

Erdwick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Erdwick looks to land a strike but Kirby avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Erdwick wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kirby trying to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erdwick tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.

Erdwick moves into the clinch successfully.
Erdwick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Erdwick looking to slow down the pace here.
Erdwick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Erdwick content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Kirby manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Erdwick preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdwick postures up in Kirby's guard and throws a big left but Kirby blocks it.
Kirby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Erdwick.
Erdwick looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erdwick throwing strikes but missing.
Erdwick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Erdwick is in close to Kirby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Erdwick from controlling successfully.
Erdwick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kirby's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kirby clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Kirby decides to pull guard.
Erdwick is in close to Kirby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Erdwick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erdwick trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirby has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kirby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Erdwick is in close to Kirby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Erdwick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirby is keeping the position for now.
Erdwick throws a strike but Kirby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Erdwick dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Erdwick rushes Kirby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Erdwick works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erdwick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erdwick tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirby is retaining full guard.
Erdwick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erdwick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erdwick being controlled here momentarily.
Kirby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Erdwick has gone for a leg lock! Kirby slips out almost immediately though and dives into Erdwick's guard.
Erdwick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdwick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erdwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby throws a big counter combination but Erdwick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kirby avoids the head kick by Erdwick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erdwick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Erdwick moves into the clinch successfully.
Erdwick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Erdwick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirby avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby has Erdwick pressed against the cage, preventing Erdwick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Erdwick breaks the clinch.
Erdwick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erdwick tries to clinch up.
Erdwick tries to clinch but Kirby moves out of range.

Kirby scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Erdwick is trying to improve his position.
Kirby lands an elbow.
Erdwick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Erdwick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirby has managed to free his arm - good work.
Erdwick is breathing heavily.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erdwick is looking for a kimura here.
Kirby is looking to escape.
Kirby trying to hold on to Erdwick's head to control him but Erdwick postures up.
Erdwick looks to land a strike but Kirby avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Erdwick wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Erdwick tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Kirby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Erdwick throws a nice outside leg kick.

Erdwick gets a takedown into half guard.

Kirby has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Erdwick is on him like a limpet, forcing Kirby back against the cage.
Erdwick crunches a lovely knee into Kirby's ribcage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kirby gets control of Erdwick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kirby will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Erdwick wants to control from the top but Kirby keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Erdwick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Erdwick tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Erdwick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Erdwick moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Erdwick stalling in the clinch but Kirby improves position.
Erdwick stalling in the clinch but Kirby improves position.
Erdwick taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elias Erdwick.

Erdwick rushes Kirby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdwick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.

Kirby has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Erdwick uses from the top position.
Erdwick throws a strike but Kirby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Erdwick seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby postures up.
Kirby cracks Erdwick with a solid left hand.
Kirby with a nice head shot there.
Kirby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kirby throwing strikes but missing.
Erdwick keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirby tries to free his leg and advance position but Erdwick is retaining full guard.
Erdwick wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erdwick is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Erdwick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kirby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Erdwick is pushing Kirby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Erdwick lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Erdwick wants to work for an arm triangle but Kirby is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kirby is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erdwick is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kirby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kirby is adopting a defensive guard.
Erdwick trying to move into half guard but instead Kirby has managed to sweep!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four 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.
Erdwick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Erdwick looking to score a takedown here. Kirby is defending well but Erdwick drives through and ends up in Kirby's guard.
Erdwick throws a big right hand that misses.
Erdwick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirby lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Erdwick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Erdwick postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kirby is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Erdwick, into his guard.
Elias Erdwick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Erdwick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hans Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kirby landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Erdwick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Erdwick 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Erdwick!
Our winner, Elias Erdwick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.