PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Tonon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tonon
vs
Kinshaw

174 cm
23
161 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

177 cm
22
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kinshaw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Kinshaw.
Tonon wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Kinshaw.
Tonon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kinshaw controls his hands.
Tonon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinshaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tonon misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tonon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinshaw.
Tonon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kinshaw smiles and moves away.
Tonon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kinshaw misses.
Kinshaw defending well as Tonon loads up on a big left hand.
Tonon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinshaw is looking to clinch but Tonon is avoiding it.
It looked like Tonon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tonon looks to land a left hand but Kinshaw moved out of range nicely.
Tonon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kinshaw pushes Tonon up against the cage in a clinch.
Tonon misses with a body punch.
Tonon has Kinshaw pressed against the cage.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tonon throws a head punch that misses.
Kinshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Tonon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinshaw's elbow.
Kinshaw blocks a body shot from Tonon.
Knees to the body from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Tonon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Kinshaw.
A short left from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Tonon controls his hands.
Kinshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinshaw working aggressively here.
Kinshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tonon gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tonon is trying to control. Kinshaw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tonon works his way into full mount!
Tonon prevents Kinshaw from getting the reversal.
Tonon unloading with bombs!

Tonon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kinshaw can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tonon 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon throws some wild stikes that Kinshaw manages to avoid easily.
Kinshaw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tonon looking to land elbow strikes but Kinshaw uses the position to regain half guard.
Tonon prevents Kinshaw from improving his position.
Tonon tries to pass to full mount but Kinshaw defends it.
Kinshaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tonon is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon prevents Kinshaw from improving his position.
Tonon works his way into full mount!
Tonon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kinshaw is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kinshaw throws a hook but Tonon blocks it.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonon throwing a counter right hand but Kinshaw manages to avoid it.
Tonon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kinshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonon.
Kinshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinshaw.
Tonon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kinshaw's waist but Kinshaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tonon off to one side.

Kinshaw rushes Tonon and presses him up against the cage.
Tonon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kinshaw smiles and moves away.
Donk. Kinshaw catches Tonon right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinshaw lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Tonon misses.

Kinshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kinshaw fails to land.
Kinshaw pushes Tonon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kinshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonon uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon throws a head punch that misses.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kinshaw digs a right hand into Tonon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonon's gas tank.
Tonon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tonon.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Kinshaw has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tonon or not.
Kinshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Kinshaw digs a right hand into Tonon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonon's gas tank.
Kinshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kinshaw as Tonon tries to tie him up.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kinshaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonon is trying to break the clinch but Kinshaw is controlling him.
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Tonon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tonon can't find room to land a body shot as Kinshaw controls the action.
Tonon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kinshaw lands with a light punch inside.
Tonon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tonon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kinshaw.
Tonon blocks an uppercut.
Tonon is trying to maintain a safe position but Kinshaw gets an underhook and turns Tonon into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw blocks an uppercut.
Kinshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kinshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Tonon can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
A short uppercut from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw works on Tonon's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tonon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinshaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinshaw connects with the punch.
Kinshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Kinshaw clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw - that landed with a thud.
Kinshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands a left hand.

Tonon is rocked!
Tonon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kinshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tonon is trying to stall.
Tonon working aggressively here.
Kinshaw digs a right hand into Tonon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tonon's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
Oh Tonon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tonon to his knees! Kinshaw keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Kinshaw!