PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Kinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by London Calling. Blaine Kinney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kinney
vs
Stelling

187 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
4 - 18 - 1

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 London, Blaine Kinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Stelling !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kinney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kinney stopping the sweep attempt from Stelling .
Kinney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinney is in close to Stelling 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kinney throws a big elbow that misses.
Kinney won't allow Stelling to get back to his feet.
Kinney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stelling has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Hut - $50. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kinney seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinney scoring with some ground and pound.

Kinney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kinney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kinney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kinney 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kinney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kinney ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kinney no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kinney wants to stand but Stelling is controlling the position.
Kinney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kinney tries to get out of the position.
Kinney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kinney is working hard here to advance position.
Kinney has Stelling pulled in close to control his posture.
Stelling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stelling trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stelling manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kinney throwing strikes but missing.
Stelling being controlled here, momentarily.
Stelling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinney throwing strikes but missing.
Stelling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stelling keeping full guard, as Kinney tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kinney controlling from the top position.
Kinney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kinney is in close to Stelling 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kinney chips away with some ground and pound.
Kinney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kinney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stelling for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kinney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kinney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaine Kinney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stelling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kinney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stelling .
Stelling misses with a body punch

and Kinney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stelling 's guard.
Stelling has momentary wrist control but Kinney slips an elbow through the middle.
Kinney works over Stelling with some ground and pound from guard.
Kinney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stelling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stelling being controlled here, momentarily.

Kinney gets to his feet - Stelling follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kinney avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stelling drives through and clinches with Kinney against the cage.

Kinney pulls guard successfully.
Stelling is fighting to break Kinney's control of his arms but Kinney is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kinney wants to sweep here but Stelling controlling him for the moment.
Kinney has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stelling won't allow Kinney to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kinney holds on and takes a little breather.
Kinney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kinney controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kinney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stelling swivels and escapes.
Jack Stelling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stelling moves into the clinch.
Stelling throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kinney pulls guard effortlessly.
Kinney is pulling down on Stelling 's head to control his posture.
Kinney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelling can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kinney.
Stelling wants to pass the guard but Kinney is keeping the position.
Blaine Kinney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stelling stopping the sweep attempt from Kinney.
Kinney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kinney wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
Stelling prevents Kinney from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stelling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kinney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stelling working hard to break the clinch.
Stelling is trying to pull guard but Kinney turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blaine Kinney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stelling .

Kinney has Stelling pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kinney pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stelling tumbling to the mat - Kinney dives into Stelling 's guard.
Stelling keeping full guard, as Kinney tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kinney stopping the sweep attempt from Stelling .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaine Kinney dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kinney slaps away a takedown attempt from Stelling , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stelling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kinney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stelling throws a sloppy head kick and Kinney moves out of range easily.
It looked like Kinney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stelling .

Kinney dives in and scores a takedown into Stelling 's guard.

Kinney stands up from Stelling 's guard - Kinney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stelling fails to land the takedown.
Blaine Kinney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stelling .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stelling has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelling scores with a shoulder strike.
Kinney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stelling pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kinney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kinney is looking for a takedown.
Kinney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stelling after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinney is looking for a takedown.

Stelling breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stelling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kinney pinned against the cage. Kinney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Stelling gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stelling gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kinney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stelling after a bit of a struggle.

Kinney gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stelling misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stelling wants to get back to full guard.
Stelling wants to control but Kinney is keeping busy.
Stelling gets full guard.
Kinney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinney lands a couple of elbows.
Stelling is trying to keep Kinney in close.
Stelling wants to stand and escape but Kinney is having none of it.
Kinney controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kinney with a nice head shot there.
Jack Stelling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stelling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stelling is looking to stand up but Kinney isn't so interested in that idea.

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.
Stelling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stelling keeping full guard, as Kinney tries to pass.
Kinney with a nice head shot there.
Kinney trying to control but Stelling is working from the bottom.
Kinney controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

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

Kinney rushes Stelling and presses him up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stelling wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaine Kinney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stelling is trying to push Kinney away but Kinney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stelling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinney is trying to pull guard but Stelling has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Blaine Kinney.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kinney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaine Kinney!
Jack Stelling spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.